ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 84905
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| Date: | Thursday 13 September 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29A Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 307th BWg /372nd BSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 44-27326 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mountain near Taem-dong, 3.5 miles North-East of Daegu AB -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan |
| USAF Base K-2, Daegu, South Korea (RKTN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Martin-Omaha B-29-40-MO Superfortress 44-27326: Built under licence by Glenn L. Martin Company, Omaha, Nrbraska. Modified to F-13. Assigned to 92nd Bomb Group, Spokane AFB, Washington. Assigned to 98th Bomb Group, Spokane AFB, Washington, named ‘United Notions’. Re-named ‘Dark Slide’.
Re-assigned to 307th Bomb Group, MacDill AFB, Florida. Re-Assigned to 372nd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa, for Korean War Operations.
Written off (destroyed) 13 September 1951 when lost on combat operations: While approaching USAF Base K-2 Daegu Airport in reduced visibility, the heavy bomber hit a mountain and crashed near Taem-dong, 3.5 miles North East of Daegu AB. All 14 crew members were killed.
Crew of 44-27326:
M/Sgt Michael A. Bakich,
Corporal Ronald F. Brodeur,
1st Lt Donald D. Brown,
T/Sgt Donald V. Capron,
2nd Lt Jack Carrara,
Corporal Raymond L. Clayton,
Sgt Gerald K. Findel,
Pfc Wallace D. Hande,
Captain Albert McNeeley,
1st Lt Warren L. Morgan,
Corporal Richard J. Pereira,
2nd Lt Robert D. Peterson,
2nd Lt Malcolm L. Rush,
Corporal John Spann.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_1.html
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1951/archives/crash-of-a-boeing-b-29-40-mo-superfortress-in-daegu-14-killed/]
3. http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/b29s/p_b29s_losses_personnel.htm
4. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?Loc=g&offset=17625
5. https://www.koreanwar.org/html/korean_war_project_remembrance_search_6_2013.html?key=0
6. http://www.dpaa.mil/portals/85/Documents/KoreaAccounting/korwald_all.pdf
7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/419458
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2012 14:56 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2017 20:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2017 20:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2020 15:27 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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