What happened
During a mission involving a seven-aircraft formation of B-29 heavy bombers accompanied by F4U Corsair escorts, an aircraft was intercepted while traversing the Yalu River valley near the boundary of North Korea and China. During this flight phase, a Soviet Air Force MiG-15 engaged the bomber, resulting in the aircraft being shot down.
The wreckage came to rest in a prairie area situated approximately 15 miles northeast of Dandong, China, in the vicinity of Uiju. The incident resulted in four fatalities among the crew, while the remaining eight survivors were successfully rescued from the crash site.