Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Jun 10, 1952 (12 killed)
Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on June 10, 1952 near Sinmi-do Island South Pyongan, North Korea with 12 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was shot...
- Date: June 10, 1952
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Location: Sinmi-do Island South Pyongan, North Korea
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft was shot down by a Soviet fighter.
A Superfortress of the 19th Bomb Group was shot down by a Soviet fighter on 10 June 1952 after a bombing mission at Gwaksan, and crashed near Sinmido Island. Twelve of the thirteen crew were killed, and one crew member survived and became a prisoner of war.