Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Jan 13, 1953 (3 killed)
Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on January 13, 1953 near Sinuiju North Pyongan, North Korea with 3 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was shot down by...
- Date: January 13, 1953
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Location: Sinuiju North Pyongan, North Korea
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft was shot down by enemy fighters.
A Superfortress of the 581st Air Resupply and Communications Wing on a leaflet drop mission was shot down by MiG15 fighters near the Yalu River. Three of the 14 aboard were killed and the rest bailed out. The aircraft was lost.