What happened
During the Korean War, a military aircraft was targeted and attacked by a MiG-15 fighter jet. The engagement left the aircraft with two engines inoperative, forcing the pilot to abandon the combat zone. The flight path was intended to lead back to Kadena Air Force Base located in Okinawa.
While the aircraft was transiting over the East China Sea, it became uncontrollable and plummeted into the ocean. Following the crash, a search was conducted, but no wreckage or debris from the plane was recovered. All 12 crew members on board were lost in the accident, and no traces of the personnel or the airframe were ever located.
Findings
Investigations concluded that the primary reason for the loss of the aircraft was the failure of both engines following an interception by an enemy fighter jet.