Date:	Wednesday 19 November 1952
Time:	01:31
Type:	Boeing B-29A Superfortress
Owner/operator:	345th BSqn /98th BGp USAF
Registration:	44-86392
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 14
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	8 miles north of Cho-Do Island -   North Korea
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan
Destination airport:	Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Martin-Omaha B-29-55-MO Superfortress 44-86392: Built under licence by Glenn L. Martin Company, Omaha, Nebraska. Assigned to 345th Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Group, Spokane AFB, Washington. Named "Wrights Delights The Chosen Few"

Assigned to 307th BW, 371st BS: collided in midair with 44-61908 (also of 307th BW, 372nd BS) February 1, 1952. 44-86392 was able to land safely at Kadena, but all the crew of 44-61908 were killed. Mid-air collision took place while flying in formation at about 15,000 feet. After a turn to the right had been completed, aircraft 44-61908 collided with B-29 aircraft #44-86392. The #1 propeller of aircraft #44-86392 came in contact with the right wing and aileron of aircraft #44-61908 which caused it to go down and to the right in what appeared to be a spiral dive. The #1 propeller of aircraft #44-86392 was feathered and the plane returned to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa without further incident.

Aircraft # 44-61908 went into an undercast and was never seen or heard from again.

Attached to 98th Bomb Wing. On November 19, 1952, Following a bombing mission over North Korea, the heavy bomber was returning to its base in Kadena when it was attacked by few Soviet AF MiG-15. Out of control, the aircraft went into a dive and two occupants were able to bail out before it crashed into the sea about eight miles north of Ch'o-do Island. Twelve crew members were killed and two others were rescued. Only two of the crew KIA had their remains recovered/repatriated

BIRD, Robert J. 1LT USAF MIA
JENSEN, Morton H. TSGT USAF MIA
KEENE, Kassel M. MAJ USAF MIA
MCLOUGHLIN, Robert J. A2C USAF MIA
NICHOLS, James L. A2C USAF MIA
PECK, James K. 1LT USAF MIA
PORTER, James H. A1C USAF MIA
SAWYER, William F. MAJ USAF RSC: Landed on Cho-do Island, rescued
SESTAK, Myron F. 2LT USAF RCV Remains recovered
SWINGLE, Beverly A. 1LT USAF RCV Remains recovered
THOMPSON, Raymond NMI SSGT USAF MIA
TILLER, Horace N. MSGT USAF MIA
WHITMAN, William H. SSGT USAF MIA
WINCHESTER, Allan R. 1LT USAF RSC Landed in water off Cho-do Island, rescued

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4. http://koreanwarpowmia.net/Reports/AFM_200_25/AFM_Tiller.htm

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
20-Aug-2013 00:54	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
11-Jun-2017 22:06	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
31-Jan-2021 16:24	Anon.	Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]