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#	Name	First Names	Rank	Military Service	Honours	Status	Aircraft Type	Tail Number	DateIncident	Squadron	Group or Wing	Circumstances Of Incident	Notes	Links	Photo
1	Beyer	Frank Ernest	1LT	USAF	Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.	MIA	RB-50	RB50G-47145 Little Red Ass	1953-07-29	91st Strategic RCNSqn	55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing	Shot down on secret mission	Lost at Sea. AAF MOS 141-Electronics Officer. Service Number AO-209328. From Webber Falls, Oklahoma Built by Boeing. Manufacture Number 15830. Delivered to the U. S. Air Force (USAF) as B-50B-50-BO Superfortress Serial Number 47-145. This bomber was modified as RB-50G ELINT with additional radar and B-50D type nose, sometimes also referred to as RB-50D. Assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (91st SRS) at Yokato AFB. Built by Boeing. Manufacture Number 15830. Delivered to the U. S. Air Force (USAF) as B-50B-50-BO Superfortress Serial Number 47-145. This bomber was modified as RB-50G ELINT with additional radar and B-50D type nose, sometimes also referred to as RB-50D. Assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (91st SRS) at Yokato AFB. This RB-50 flew from Honshu on a mission in North Korea and was shot down over Sea of Japan southeast of Vladivostok at 42-17N, 133-15 East, by two Soviet pilots (Yablonskiy and Rybakov in either MiG 15 or MiG 17) in the region of Cape Gamov on July 29, 1953 while on a secret mission. Declassified U.S. government documents state that the aircraft was on a 'routine navigational mission in air space over the international waters off the Sea of Japan'. Memorialized 55th SRWA Memorial USAF Museum Dayton Ohio	Archive Report
2	Brown	Francis Luther	MSGT	USAF		Killed	RB-50 Superfortress	RB50G-47145 Little Red Ass	1953-07-29	91st Strategic RCNSqn	55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing	Shot down on secret mission	Flight engineer. AF1905397 (KIA, BR) Modesto, CA Badly injured, in shock, died from over exposure in Sea of Japan. Body recovered. Brown was officially declared dead on July 29, 1953. He is buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery at section R, site 340. Built by Boeing. Manufacture Number 15830. Delivered to the U. S. Air Force (USAF) as B-50B-50-BO Superfortress Serial Number 47-145. This bomber was modified as RB-50G ELINT with additional radar and B-50D type nose, sometimes also referred to as RB-50D. Assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (91st SRS) at Yokato AFB. This RB-50 flew from Honshu on a mission in North Korea and was shot down over Sea of Japan southeast of Vladivostok at 42-17N, 133-15 East, by two Soviet pilots (Yablonskiy and Rybakov in either MiG 15 or MiG 17) in the region of Cape Gamov on July 29, 1953 while on a secret mission. Declassified U.S. government documents state that the aircraft was on a 'routine navigational mission in air space over the international waters off the Sea of Japan'. Memorialized 55th SRWA Memorial USAF Museum Dayton Ohio	Archive Report
3	Czyz	Edmund Joseph	1LT	USAF		Killed	RB-50 Superfortress	RB50G-47145 Little Red Ass	1953-07-29	91st Strategic RCNSqn	55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing	Shot down on secret mission	Navigator. AO2072656 (MIA / KIA) Chicago, IL Built by Boeing. Manufacture Number 15830. Delivered to the U. S. Air Force (USAF) as B-50B-50-BO Superfortress Serial Number 47-145. This bomber was modified as RB-50G ELINT with additional radar and B-50D type nose, sometimes also referred to as RB-50D. Assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (91st SRS) at Yokato AFB. This RB-50 flew from Honshu on a mission in North Korea and was shot down over Sea of Japan southeast of Vladivostok at 42-17N, 133-15 East, by two Soviet pilots (Yablonskiy and Rybakov in either MiG 15 or MiG 17) in the region of Cape Gamov on July 29, 1953 while on a secret mission. Declassified U.S. government documents state that the aircraft was on a 'routine navigational mission in air space over the international waters off the Sea of Japan'. Memorialized 55th SRWA Memorial USAF Museum Dayton Ohio	Archive Report
4	Gabree	Donald Wayne	SSGT	USAF		Killed	RB-50 Superfortress	RB50G-47145 Little Red Ass	1953-07-29	91st Strategic RCNSqn	55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing	Shot down on secret mission	Crew AF19333787 (MIA / KIA) Montpelier, VT. Built by Boeing. Manufacture Number 15830. Delivered to the U. S. Air Force (USAF) as B-50B-50-BO Superfortress Serial Number 47-145. This bomber was modified as RB-50G ELINT with additional radar and B-50D type nose, sometimes also referred to as RB-50D. Assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (91st SRS) at Yokato AFB. This RB-50 flew from Honshu on a mission in North Korea and was shot down over Sea of Japan southeast of Vladivostok at 42-17N, 133-15 East, by two Soviet pilots (Yablonskiy and Rybakov in either MiG 15 or MiG 17) in the region of Cape Gamov on July 29, 1953 while on a secret mission. Declassified U.S. government documents state that the aircraft was on a 'routine navigational mission in air space over the international waters off the Sea of Japan'. Memorialized 55th SRWA Memorial USAF Museum Dayton Ohio. Gabree has a memorial marker at Hope Cemetery in Waterbury, VT. He also has another memorial marker at Golden Gate National Cemetery at section MA, site 46.	Archive Report	Golden Gate Cemetery Dayton Ohio Hope Cemetery Vermont
5	Goulet	Roland Edgar	USAF	A1C		Killed	RB-50 Superfortress	RB50G-47145 Little Red Ass	1953-07-29	91st Strategic RCNSqn	55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing	Shot down on secret mission	Crew AF12323933 (MIA / KIA) Lost at Sea Built by Boeing. Manufacture Number 15830. Delivered to the U. S. Air Force (USAF) as B-50B-50-BO Superfortress Serial Number 47-145. This bomber was modified as RB-50G ELINT with additional radar and B-50D type nose, sometimes also referred to as RB-50D. Assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (91st SRS) at Yokato AFB. This RB-50 flew from Honshu on a mission in North Korea and was shot down over Sea of Japan southeast of Vladivostok at 42-17N, 133-15 East, by two Soviet pilots (Yablonskiy and Rybakov in either MiG 15 or MiG 17) in the region of Cape Gamov on July 29, 1953 while on a secret mission. Declassified U.S. government documents state that the aircraft was on a 'routine navigational mission in air space over the international waters off the Sea of Japan'. Memorialized 55th SRWA Memorial USAF Museum Dayton Ohio	Archive Report
6	Hill	Donald George	SSGT	USAF		Killed	RB-50 Superfortress	RB50G-47145 Little Red Ass	1953-07-29	91st Strategic RCNSqn	55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing	Shot down on secret mission	Crew AF19353976 (MIA / KIA) Built by Boeing. Manufacture Number 15830. Delivered to the U. S. Air Force (USAF) as B-50B-50-BO Superfortress Serial Number 47-145. This bomber was modified as RB-50G ELINT with additional radar and B-50D type nose, sometimes also referred to as RB-50D. Assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (91st SRS) at Yokato AFB. This RB-50 flew from Honshu on a mission in North Korea and was shot down over Sea of Japan southeast of Vladivostok at 42-17N, 133-15 East, by two Soviet pilots (Yablonskiy and Rybakov in either MiG 15 or MiG 17) in the region of Cape Gamov on July 29, 1953 while on a secret mission. Declassified U.S. government documents state that the aircraft was on a 'routine navigational mission in air space over the international waters off the Sea of Japan'. Memorialized 55th SRWA Memorial USAF Museum Dayton Ohio	Archive Report
7	Keith	James Gordon	1LT	USAF		Killed	RB-50 Superfortress	RB50G-47145 Little Red Ass	1953-07-29	91st Strategic RCNSqn	55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing	Shot down on secret mission	Navigator. AO2092926 (WIA, died) Hobart, OK He was situated in the nose of the aircraft and was thrown from his position and mortally wounded.Built by Boeing. Manufacture Number 15830. Delivered to the U. S. Air Force (USAF) as B-50B-50-BO Superfortress Serial Number 47-145. This bomber was modified as RB-50G ELINT with additional radar and B-50D type nose, sometimes also referred to as RB-50D. Assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (91st SRS) at Yokato AFB. This RB-50 flew from Honshu on a mission in North Korea and was shot down over Sea of Japan southeast of Vladivostok at 42-17N, 133-15 East, by two Soviet pilots (Yablonskiy and Rybakov in either MiG 15 or MiG 17) in the region of Cape Gamov on July 29, 1953 while on a secret mission. Declassified U.S. government documents state that the aircraft was on a 'routine navigational mission in air space over the international waters off the Sea of Japan'. Memorialized 55th SRWA Memorial USAF Museum Dayton Ohio	Archive Report
8	O'Kelley	Stanley Keith	CAPT	USAF		Killed	RB-50 Superfortress	RB50G-47145 Little Red Ass	1953-07-29	91st Strategic RCNSqn	55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing	Shot down on secret mission	Pilot. AO776002 (KIA, BR) Dunsmuir, CA. Aircraft commander - died of exposure in Roche's presence while waiting in the water for rescue - body recovered. Pilot O'Kelley was officially declared dead on July 29, 1953. He is buried at San Francisco National Cemetery at section OS, row 9, site 4. Built by Boeing. Manufacture Number 15830. Delivered to the U. S. Air Force (USAF) as B-50B-50-BO Superfortress Serial Number 47-145. This bomber was modified as RB-50G ELINT with additional radar and B-50D type nose, sometimes also referred to as RB-50D. Assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (91st SRS) at Yokato AFB. This RB-50 flew from Honshu on a mission in North Korea and was shot down over Sea of Japan southeast of Vladivostok at 42-17N, 133-15 East, by two Soviet pilots (Yablonskiy and Rybakov in either MiG 15 or MiG 17) in the region of Cape Gamov on July 29, 1953 while on a secret mission. Declassified U.S. government documents state that the aircraft was on a 'routine navigational mission in air space over the international waters off the Sea of Japan'. Memorialized 55th SRWA Memorial USAF Museum Dayton Ohio	Archive Report	San Francisco
9	Radelin	Earl Wilbur Jr	USAF	A2C		Killed	RB-50 Superfortress	RB50G-47145 Little Red Ass	1953-07-29	91st Strategic RCNSqn	55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing	Shot down on secret mission	Crew AF14370732 (MIA / KIA) Chattanooga, TN Built by Boeing. Manufacture Number 15830. Delivered to the U. S. Air Force (USAF) as B-50B-50-BO Superfortress Serial Number 47-145. This bomber was modified as RB-50G ELINT with additional radar and B-50D type nose, sometimes also referred to as RB-50D. Assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (91st SRS) at Yokato AFB. This RB-50 flew from Honshu on a mission in North Korea and was shot down over Sea of Japan southeast of Vladivostok at 42-17N, 133-15 East, by two Soviet pilots (Yablonskiy and Rybakov in either MiG 15 or MiG 17) in the region of Cape Gamov on July 29, 1953 while on a secret mission. Declassified U.S. government documents state that the aircraft was on a 'routine navigational mission in air space over the international waters off the Sea of Japan'. Memorialized 55th SRWA Memorial USAF Museum Dayton Ohio	Archive Report
10	Roche	John Ernst 'Packy'	CAPT	USAF		Rescued	RB-50 Superfortress	RB50G-47145 Little Red Ass	1953-07-29	91st Strategic RCNSqn	55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing	Shot down on secret mission	Co-pilot - He was rescued the next day on July 30, 1953. AO2029268 DATE OF BIRTH: 03/24/1917 DATE OF DEATH: 11/04/2007 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Built by Boeing. Manufacture Number 15830. Delivered to the U. S. Air Force (USAF) as B-50B-50-BO Superfortress Serial Number 47-145. This bomber was modified as RB-50G ELINT with additional radar and B-50D type nose, sometimes also referred to as RB-50D. Assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (91st SRS) at Yokato AFB. This RB-50 flew from Honshu on a mission in North Korea and was shot down over Sea of Japan southeast of Vladivostok at 42-17N, 133-15 East, by two Soviet pilots (Yablonskiy and Rybakov in either MiG 15 or MiG 17) in the region of Cape Gamov on July 29, 1953 while on a secret mission. Declassified U.S. government documents state that the aircraft was on a 'routine navigational mission in air space over the international waters off the Sea of Japan'. Memorialized 55th SRWA Memorial USAF Museum Dayton Ohio	Archive Report	Arlington
11	Russell	Charles Joseph	A2C	USAF		Killed	RB-50 Superfortress	RB50G-47145 Little Red Ass	1953-07-29	91st Strategic RCNSqn	55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing	Shot down on secret mission	Crew AF13391658 (MIA / KIA) Philadelphia, PA Built by Boeing. Manufacture Number 15830. Delivered to the U. S. Air Force (USAF) as B-50B-50-BO Superfortress Serial Number 47-145. This bomber was modified as RB-50G ELINT with additional radar and B-50D type nose, sometimes also referred to as RB-50D. Assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (91st SRS) at Yokato AFB. This RB-50 flew from Honshu on a mission in North Korea and was shot down over Sea of Japan southeast of Vladivostok at 42-17N, 133-15 East, by two Soviet pilots (Yablonskiy and Rybakov in either MiG 15 or MiG 17) in the region of Cape Gamov on July 29, 1953 while on a secret mission. Declassified U.S. government documents state that the aircraft was on a 'routine navigational mission in air space over the international waters off the Sea of Japan'. Memorialized 55th SRWA Memorial USAF Museum Dayton Ohio	Archive Report
12	Sanderson	Warren John	1LT (CAPT ?)	USAF		Killed	RB-50 Superfortress	RB50G-47145 Little Red Ass	1953-07-29	91st Strategic RCNSqn	55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing	Shot down on secret mission	Crew AO2066184 (MIA / KIA) Parks Rapids, MN Lost at Sea Built by Boeing. Manufacture Number 15830. Delivered to the U. S. Air Force (USAF) as B-50B-50-BO Superfortress Serial Number 47-145. This bomber was modified as RB-50G ELINT with additional radar and B-50D type nose, sometimes also referred to as RB-50D. Assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (91st SRS) at Yokato AFB. This RB-50 flew from Honshu on a mission in North Korea and was shot down over Sea of Japan southeast of Vladivostok at 42-17N, 133-15 East, by two Soviet pilots (Yablonskiy and Rybakov in either MiG 15 or MiG 17) in the region of Cape Gamov on July 29, 1953 while on a secret mission. Declassified U.S. government documents state that the aircraft was on a 'routine navigational mission in air space over the international waters off the Sea of Japan'. Memorialized 55th SRWA Memorial USAF Museum Dayton Ohio	Archive Report
13	Stalnaker	Robert Elbon	USAF	1LT		Killed	RB-50 Superfortress	RB50G-47145 Little Red Ass	1953-07-29	91st Strategic RCNSqn	55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing	Shot down on secret mission	Crew AO761337 (MIA / KIA) Webster Springs, WV Lost at Sea Built by Boeing. Manufacture Number 15830. Delivered to the U. S. Air Force (USAF) as B-50B-50-BO Superfortress Serial Number 47-145. This bomber was modified as RB-50G ELINT with additional radar and B-50D type nose, sometimes also referred to as RB-50D. Assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (91st SRS) at Yokato AFB. This RB-50 flew from Honshu on a mission in North Korea and was shot down over Sea of Japan southeast of Vladivostok at 42-17N, 133-15 East, by two Soviet pilots (Yablonskiy and Rybakov in either MiG 15 or MiG 17) in the region of Cape Gamov on July 29, 1953 while on a secret mission. Declassified U.S. government documents state that the aircraft was on a 'routine navigational mission in air space over the international waters off the Sea of Japan'. Memorialized 55th SRWA Memorial USAF Museum Dayton Ohio	Archive Report
14	Tejeda	Francisco Joseph	USAF	MAJ		Killed	RB-50 Superfortress	RB50G-47145 Little Red Ass	1953-07-29	91st Strategic RCNSqn	55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing	Shot down on secret mission	Crew AO726704 (MIA / KIA) Lost at Sea Built by Boeing. Manufacture Number 15830. Delivered to the U. S. Air Force (USAF) as B-50B-50-BO Superfortress Serial Number 47-145. This bomber was modified as RB-50G ELINT with additional radar and B-50D type nose, sometimes also referred to as RB-50D. Assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (91st SRS) at Yokato AFB. This RB-50 flew from Honshu on a mission in North Korea and was shot down over Sea of Japan southeast of Vladivostok at 42-17N, 133-15 East, by two Soviet pilots (Yablonskiy and Rybakov in either MiG 15 or MiG 17) in the region of Cape Gamov on July 29, 1953 while on a secret mission. Declassified U.S. government documents state that the aircraft was on a 'routine navigational mission in air space over the international waters off the Sea of Japan'. Memorialized 55th SRWA Memorial USAF Museum Dayton Ohio	Archive Report
15	Ward	John Cyrus	CAPT	USAF		Killed	RB-50 Superfortress	RB50G-47145 Little Red Ass	1953-07-29	91st Strategic RCNSqn	55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing	Shot down on secret mission	Crew AO865270 (MIA / KIA) Lost at Sea. Built by Boeing. Manufacture Number 15830. Delivered to the U. S. Air Force (USAF) as B-50B-50-BO Superfortress Serial Number 47-145. This bomber was modified as RB-50G ELINT with additional radar and B-50D type nose, sometimes also referred to as RB-50D. Assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (91st SRS) at Yokato AFB. This RB-50 flew from Honshu on a mission in North Korea and was shot down over Sea of Japan southeast of Vladivostok at 42-17N, 133-15 East, by two Soviet pilots (Yablonskiy and Rybakov in either MiG 15 or MiG 17) in the region of Cape Gamov on July 29, 1953 while on a secret mission. Declassified U.S. government documents state that the aircraft was on a 'routine navigational mission in air space over the international waters off the Sea of Japan'. Memorialized 55th SRWA Memorial USAF Museum Dayton Ohio	Archive Report
16	Wiggins	Lloyd Clayton	1LT	USAF		Killed	RB-50 Superfortress	RB50G-47145 Little Red Ass	1953-07-29	91st Strategic RCNSqn	55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing	Shot down on secret mission	Navigator AO695999 (MIA / KIA) Lost at Sea. Built by Boeing. Manufacture Number 15830. Delivered to the U. S. Air Force (USAF) as B-50B-50-BO Superfortress Serial Number 47-145. This bomber was modified as RB-50G ELINT with additional radar and B-50D type nose, sometimes also referred to as RB-50D. Assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (91st SRS) at Yokato AFB. This RB-50 flew from Honshu on a mission in North Korea and was shot down over Sea of Japan southeast of Vladivostok at 42-17N, 133-15 East, by two Soviet pilots (Yablonskiy and Rybakov in either MiG 15 or MiG 17) in the region of Cape Gamov on July 29, 1953 while on a secret mission. Declassified U.S. government documents state that the aircraft was on a 'routine navigational mission in air space over the international waters off the Sea of Japan'. Memorialized 55th SRWA Memorial USAF Museum Dayton Ohio	Archive Report
17	Woods	James Edwin	A2C	USAF		Killed	RB-50 Superfortress	RB50G-47145 Little Red Ass	1953-07-29	91st Strategic RCNSqn	55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing	Shot down on secret mission	Tail gunner. AF2441312 (MIA / KIA) Buckingham, WV Built by Boeing. Manufacture Number 15830. Delivered to the U. S. Air Force (USAF) as B-50B-50-BO Superfortress Serial Number 47-145. This bomber was modified as RB-50G ELINT with additional radar and B-50D type nose, sometimes also referred to as RB-50D. Assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (91st SRS) at Yokato AFB. This RB-50 flew from Honshu on a mission in North Korea and was shot down over Sea of Japan southeast of Vladivostok at 42-17N, 133-15 East, by two Soviet pilots (Yablonskiy and Rybakov in either MiG 15 or MiG 17) in the region of Cape Gamor on July 29, 1953 while on a secret mission. Declassified U.S. government documents state that the aircraft was on a "routine navigational mission in air space over the international waters of the Sea of Japan". Total time elapse between the time the attack started until components of the aircraft fell into the water was approximately two minutes. There was a crew of 17 - 1 survivor, 2 remains recovered, 1 KIA, 13 MIA. Declassified documents list the names of the crew members, but none of their names show up on the government's official KORWALD list as having been killed, missing, or lone survivor. The co-pilot was the only crew member recovered. He was rescued by an American ship 40 miles from the Soviet coast to the south of Cape Povorotny. The pilot and co-pilot bailed out at the same time. The co-pilot assumed the rest of the crew bailed out, too. A search and rescue aircraft dropped a life raft to other survivors. At least four of them (and possibly more) were seen sitting in the raft. Also seen were nine Soviet PT-type boats in the area and at least six of them were heading to the location where debris from the aircraft was later discovered. A Soviet trawler was also spotted in the approximate area. Lost at sea. Memorialized 55th SRWA Memorial USAF Museum Dayton Ohio	Archive Report

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