Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Oct 22, 1951, Yellow Sea
Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on October 22, 1951 near Yellow Sea, World with no fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was attacked by MiG 15 fighters,...
- Date: October 22, 1951
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Location: Yellow Sea, World
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft was attacked by MiG 15 fighters, and the number one engine and the hydraulics were lost.
A B 29A was attacked by two or three MiG 15s during a bombing mission over Taechon airfield on 22 October 1951. With one engine and the hydraulic system knocked out, the crew bailed out over the Yellow Sea. All 12 crew were rescued, two of them wounded, and the aircraft was lost.