Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Jan 27, 1953 (3 killed)
Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on January 27, 1953 near Tom-ni North Pyongan, North Korea with 3 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was shot down by a...
- Date: January 27, 1953
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Location: Tom-ni North Pyongan, North Korea
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft was shot down by a Soviet MiG15 fighter.
A Superfortress of the 370th Bomb Squadron was attacked en route by a Soviet MiG15 flown by Major Anatoly Karelin. Ten crew members bailed out before the aircraft crashed, and three crew members were killed while one was rescued.