KORWALD Loss Incident Summary

Date of Loss:520704
Tail Number:44-61727
Aircraft Type:RB-29A
Squadron:91st SRS (Photo)
Circumstances of Loss:Shot down by MiG possibly over China or extreme northern NK (Sinanju), extensive SAR effort by one Navy combatant and at least eight aircraft, including two SA-16s and five B-29s

 

Crewmembers Associated With This Loss
Name
(Last, First Middle)
Rank Service Status Comments
ALBRIGHT, Richard L. A1C USAF MIA  
BASS, Kenneth H. A1C USAF RMC RMC Big Switch
BRAZIL, Kenneth S. 1LT USAF RMC RMC Big Switch
COMBS, Edwin D. A1C USAF RMC RMC Big Switch
EVERS, Eugene E. A2C USAF RMC RMC Big Switch
HAND, Donald L. A2C USAF RMC RMC Big Switch
HARRIS, Theodore R. 1LT USAF RMC RMC Big Switch
JOHANSEN, Charles V. SSGT USAF RMC RMC Big Switch
KOSKI, William E. A1C USAF RMC RMC Big Switch
MAST, Clifford H. A1C USAF MIA  
MORELAND, Joseph E. 1LT USAF RMC RMC Big Switch
RIVERS, Bernard F. SSGT USAF RMC RMC Big Switch
STRIEBY, Francis A. 1LT USAF RMC RMC Big Switch