Incident
En route, a heavy bomber was attacked by a Soviet Air Force MiG-15 fighter aircraft. The MiG-15 was piloted by Major Anatoly Karelin. The attack led to the bomber being shot down.
Crew Actions
Ten crew members of the bomber were able to bail out of the aircraft before it crashed. Of these ten, one crew member was rescued. The other three crew members who did not bail out were killed in the crash.
Fatalities
The three crew members killed in the crash were identified as: Master Sergeant Cleo A. Brown, First Lieutenant Edward R. Francis, and First Lieutenant Ralph I. Phy.
Probable Cause
According to official findings, the probable cause of the accident was that the bomber was shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force MiG-15 fighter.