Incident Boeing B-29A Superfortress 45-21721,
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Date:Tuesday 23 January 1951
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic B29 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-29A Superfortress
Owner/operator:345th BSqn /98th BGp USAF
Registration: 45-21721
MSN: 13615
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Pyongyang -   North Korea
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Yokota AB, Fussa, Tama Area, Western Tokyo, Japan (RJTY)
Destination airport:USAF Base K-2, Daegu, South Korea (RKTN)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Boeing B-29-90-BW Superfortress 45-21721: Named ‘Burke’s Jerks’. Named ‘Sweet Judy II’. Named ‘Tail Wind’. Assigned to 369th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, MacDill AFB, Florida. Damaged 7 July 1949 due to engine failure at MacDill AFB, Florida. Re-Assigned to 345th Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Group, Spokane AFB, Washington. Deployed to Yokota AB, Japan for Korean War Operations.

Accident 23 January 1951: Hit by AAA over Pyongyang, damaged No. 1 & No.3 engines, electrical system damaged, emergency landing at Taegu. Repaired and returned to service, (destroyed in a separate, later incident: crashed on takeoff on combat mission 5 miles N of Yokota AB, Japan February 7, 1952, 13 killed).

Sources:

1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1945.html

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
7 February 1952 45-21721 345th BSqn /98th BGp USAF 13 3 mi NW of Yokota AB w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Jun-2017 21:01 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
15-Apr-2020 15:26 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Operator]

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