44-27262
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- January 27, 1953Accident
En route, the heavy bomber was attacked by Major Anatoly Karelin, pilot of a Soviet AF MiG-15 fighter. Ten crew members were able to bail out before the aircraft crashed. A crew member was rescued while three others were killed in the crash. Those killed were: M/Sgt Cleo A. Brown, 1st Lt Edward R. Francis, 1st Lt Ralph I. Phy. Probable cause (official findings): Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet AF MiG-15 fighter.