Date:	Tuesday 13 May 1952
Time:	12:20
Type:	Boeing B-29A-65-BN Superfortress
Owner/operator:	102nd BSqn /106BGp New York ANG USAF
Registration:	44-62119
MSN:	11596
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 17
Other fatalities:	1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Pacific Ocean, 30 miles west of Oceanside, California -   United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	March AFB, Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California
Destination airport:	March AFB, Riverside County, CA
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Boeing B-29A-65-BN Superfortress 44-62119: Delivered to USAAF August 1945. Assigned to 102nd Bomb Squadron, 106th Bomb Group, New York Air National Guard, March AFB, California

Written off (destroyed) 13 May 1952: Four Marine F4U-4 Corsairs with VMF-251 took off from MCAS El Toro, taking part in a Ground Control Intercept (GCI) and camera gunnery training mission with four B-29A bombers. According to VMF-251 squadron records, the B-29's requested head-on gunnery runs from the Corsairs. The first three Corsairs executed their simulated attacks with no problems. The fourth Corsair, BuNo 81218, piloted by 2nd Lt. Joe K. Jensen, collided with one of the B-29 aircraft. Both aircraft crashed into the Pacific Ocean about 30 miles west of Oceanside, California. Jensen, 22, was killed as well as 11 crew members from the Superfortress, six others having been rescued. Jensen's body was recovered and is buried at the cemetery in Whitney, Idaho.

1. El Litoral 14 May 1952, p 3
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.h]tml
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1952/archives/crash-of-a-boeing-b-29a-65-bn-superfortress-off-oceanside-11-killed/]
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries9.html
5. VMF-251 squadron records covering the period of Jan.-June, 1952. On file with the USMC History Division, Quantico, VA.
6. AP Story - http://www.gendisasters.com/california/10231/los-angeles-ca-military-planes-collide-sea-may-1952

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
06-Aug-2015 15:31	TB	Added
13-Jun-2017 21:13	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Nov-2018 14:11	Gyrene251	Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]
25-Nov-2018 15:56	Gyrene251	Updated [Narrative]
09-Feb-2021 20:20	Pink	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator]