Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Oct 23, 1951 (7 killed)
Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on October 23, 1951 near Nampo South Pyongan, North Korea with 7 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was shot down by...
- Date: October 23, 1951
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Location: Nampo South Pyongan, North Korea
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft was shot down by Soviet MiG 15 fighters.
A B 29A was shot down by a MiG 15 while bombing Namsi Airfield on 23 October 1951. The aircraft went down in the Yellow Sea near Nampo, and some crew were rescued or taken prisoner while others were killed.