B-29s That Flew in the Korean War

(25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953)

 Listed Numerically by Serial Number

A work in Progress - Updated: 4/7/2009

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Red=Aircraft lost     Orange=Not Certain       Blue=LINK     Lime=Temporary Data    (Underlined=verified)    

SERIAL#

Red=loss

WING-SQDN

CREWS (A/C)

     NOSE ART (Linked)

REMARKS   (Contact Person)   DATE = KORWALD LINK   Photo Link

Bold red details loss & known Soviet MiG pilots.    Final Disposition

42-24906

98BG

 

SLICA CHICA

B-29-55-BW

42-63380 

98BG   

 

SPITTIN' KITTEN

B-29

42-63557 

19BG-30BS

 

 

B-29 

42-65272 

19BG–30BS

98BG-344BS

 

BLUETAILFLY

THE US MULE

B-29-25-MO  Assigned to two units with two different

 nose art names.     (Voyles)

42-65275

22BG-19BS

THAETE

REDDY

B-29-25-MO            (Nist)

)42-65306

19BG-28BS

THOMPSON

OUTLAW, THE

B-29-25-MO   10/02/1951: CRASHED ON T.O.

No KORWALD Listing

42-65333

19BG

 

 

B-29

42-65352

98BG

19BG

 

HOT TO GO

B-29

42-65353

98BG

 

 

B-29-30-MO   10/05/1950: Engine Trouble – Bailed out

42-65357 

92BG/

98BG-345BS /

19BG-28BS

 

 

ASHLEY

 

SHADY LADY

DOUBLE OR NUTHIN'

B-29-30-MO    Heavily damaged by  Flak & MiGs. Returned

to states, overhauled &  sent to 19BG. (Possible serial- "Shady Lady" art conflict)   01/29/1953,  Shot down by MiGs  PYONGYANG

42-65361

19BG-93BS

 

PURPLE SHAFT

B-29-30-MO

42-65369

19BG-93BS

FROST

 

B-29-30-MO   04/12/1951: Crash landed at Kadena--gear failed

42-65370

19BG

 

FIFINELLA

B-29                          (Smisek)   Possible nose art name conflict.

42-65390

98BG-

307 BW-

 

LAGGIN’ WAGGON

B-29  

42-65392

307 BW-

 

[no nose art]

B-29       02/01/1952: MIDAIR COLLISION WITH 1908

 No KORWALD listing

42-93880

98BG

 

DUCHESS, THE - ALMOST READY

B-29A-10-BN                               Reclaimed 9/27/53

42-93892

98BG

               

DRAGON LADY

B-29A-10-BN

42-93896

98BG

 

 

B-29  

42-93903

19BG

 

 

B-29                                                Salvaged 8/11/50 at Kadena

42-93970

307 BW-

19BG-

 

 

B-29                                               Reclaimed 5/5/54 at Davis-Monthan

42-93971

19BG-28BS

 

SOUTH SEA SINNER

B-29A-15-BN             (Smisek)  Crashed

42-93974

98BG-343BS

BIGHAM              

BIGHAM  (no photo)

B-29A-20-BN  11/09/1951: AAA -BAILED OUT

Paengnyongdo

42-93982

19BG-28BS

 

ISLAND QUEEN

B-29                             (Bob Harris)     Reclaimed 8/19/54 at Pyote

42-93987

55SRW-91SRS

 

 

RB-29A-20-BN                               Reclaimed 10/15/54 at Yokota

42-93992

55SRW-91SRS

                   

WHERE NEXT?

FLACK SHACK

RB-29A-20-BN    Crashed on 01/21/52.   Total Loss

 (No Korwald Listing)

42-93993

55SRW-91SRS

 

 

RB-29A-20-BN                                Reclaimed 2/6/54 at Eglin

42-94000

55SRW-91SRS

               

TIGER LIL

RB-29A-20-BN    11/7/54 Cold War shoot down

42-94009

19BG

 

 

B-29                                                   Salvaged 7/14/54 at Davis-Monthan

42-94022

98BG

 

SKIVVY GIRL

B-29                                                    Reclaimed 8/11/54 at Yokota

42-94031

307BW

 

 

B-29                                                     Reclaimed 2/27/54 at McClellan

42-94032

307BW

 

 

B-29  Circumstances of loss unknown.  Reclaimed 6/13/54 at Kadena

42-94038

22BG-19BS

19BG

 

MISS MANUKI

B-29                                                    Reclaimed 9/13/54 at Davis-Monthan

42-94043

19BG

 

 

B-29  

42-94045

307BW-371BS

KRUMM

[no nose art]

B-29A-25-BN  10/23/1951: Shot down by Lt. Col. Aleksandr P. Smorchkov - BT

42-94047

56WRS

 

 

B-29   (Smisek)                                     Reclaimed 9/1/54at Yokota

42-94062

307BW

 

 

B-29   (Smisek)                                     Reclaimed 4/20/65 at Kelly

42-94072

307BW-371BS

HAYNES

[no nose art]

B-29A-25-BN  09/08/1950: CRASHED OFF OKINAWA

42-94099

19BG

 

 

B-29                                                        Reclaimed 9/27/54 at McClellan

44-27260

22BG

 

 

B-29  

44-27262

19BG

307BW-370BS

               

[no nose art]

B-29-35-MO   01/27/1953: CRASHED NEAR TOM-NI;

 Ten bailed successfully.

44-27263

22BG-33BS

 

 

B-29                                (Trainor)

44-27268

43ARS

 

SOPHISTICATED BUM

SCHLIMEIL OF FORTUNE

KB-29M-35-MO

44-27276

22BG

 

 

B-29

44-27277

22BG

 

 

B-29

44-27278

22BG-2BS

DEATON

SHEEZA GOER!

B-29-35-MO                   (Thompson)

44-27282

43ARS

 

TOWN PUMP

KB-29-35-MO

 

44-27287

307 BW-

 

 

B-29  

44-27288

19BG-28BS

98BG

 

 

B-29-35-MO    09/10/1950: MAJOR BATTLE DAMAGE

44-27292

22BG

 

 

B-29

44-27296

92BG-325BS

 

 

B-29-35-MO                        

 

44-27308

3rd ASR

 

HONGCHOW

B-29

44-27314

307BW-370BS

SALISBURY

[no nose art]

B-29-35-MO  12/04/1951: CRASHED NEAR KADENA

44-27326

92BG

307BW-372BS

98BG

 

MCNEELY

 

[no nose art]

B-29-40-MO  

 09/13/1951: CRASHED INTO MOUNTAIN 5  E. TAEGU

44-27330

92BG

 

 

B-29

44-27332

92BG

98BG-344BS

 

LEACH

MISS  SPOKANE

MISS MINOOKY

B-29-40-MO  10/13/1951: DAMAGED - No KORWALD

listing.  Aircraft was returned to the states in March, ‘52

44-27341

98BG-343BS

HOLDER

ELSIE: THE ARMORED COW/ DREAMER

B-29-40-MO    03/01/1951: AAA MAJOR D. 10/24/1951:

 MIG DAMAGE - LANDED AT TAEGU

44-27347

307BW-372BS

GRINER

[no nose art]

B-29-40-MO   10/23/1951: CRASHED AT KIMPO  BT

44-27846

19BG-30BS

 

B-29

44-61529

22BG-19BS

 

 

B-29

44-61533

55SRW-91SRS

 

SALEM WITCH

B-29A-35-BN

44-61535

19BG-28BS

307BW

 

RAZ'N HELL

B-29-90-BW                    (Bringsauf)  (Recently Restored at Castle AFB, Merced CA) 

44-61537

98BG

 

TDY WIDOW II

 

44-61562

19BG-28BS

98BG

 

NEVER HOPPEN

B-29A-35-BN

44-61617

92BG-325BS

98BG

 

NIPP-PON-ESE

Pride of  Brooklyn: Leo the Lion

B-29A-40-BN    09/09/1950 Crashed while making emergency landing

 at  Miho AB                        (Reece)

44-61618

92BG

 

BABY’S BUGGY (no photo)

B-29

44-61623

98BG

307BW

 

 

B-29A-40-BN                                                      

44-61638

19BG-30BS

EDENBO

BUGS' BALL BUSTER

B-29A-40-BN    07/19/1950: YAK-9 DAMAGE, 1 wounded

44-61640

514WRS

 

 

WB-29A-61640-BN  Lost 2-26-52 while on a typhoon

 tracking mission.

44-61642

19BG-

 

 

B-29

44-61656

19BG-30BS

BORDEAUX

CREAM OF THE CROP

B-29A-40-BN  10/22/1951: MIG D.  ENTIRE CREW BAILED-Yellow Sea

& Rescued. Shot down by Lt. Col. Aleksandr P. Smorchkov

44-61661

22BG

 

 

B-29

44-61669

22BG

19BG

 

MISSION INN

B-29

44-61676

307BW-372BS

98BG-343BS

TOLSON

COLLINS

307[No nose art]

 SAD SAC (T.D.Y.)

B-29A-40-BN   11/14/1950   MiG D. – Crashed- Kimpo

44-61682

19BG-30BS

 

ATOMIC TOM

B-29A-40-BN   SN?    (Morris)

44-61683

307BW

 

 

B-29  

44-61684

307BW-371BS

YOUNGER

[No nose art]

B-29   01/10/51             Jumped by 15 MiGs over Pyongyang 

44-61690

22BG

 

 

B-29

44-61693

22BG-2BS

 307BW

19BG    

 

 

BLUE TAIL FLY, THE (22BG)

 (no photo)

B-29A-40-BN  05/07/1951: AAA DAMAGE – PYONGYANG

Also reported as a loss.

44-61694

22BG

307BW

98BG-343 BS

 

 

B-29

44-61705

19BG

 

 

B-29

44-61718

19BG

 

 

B-29

44-61721

98BG-345BS

 

MASON'S HONEY

B-29A-45-BN

44-61727

55SRW-91SRS

BRAZIL

SO TIRED (Seven to  Seven)

RB-29A-45-BN      07/04/1952:  Shot down by

 MiG.  11 of  13  taken POW

44-61748

307BW

 

IT'S HAWG WILD

B-29A-45-BN

44-61749

19BG--30BS

HARDISON

SOUTHERN COMFORT

B-29A-45-BN  09/19/1950 Damage   11/07/1950: Crashed

In Japan.  Depicted SC photos, taken in 1951, show B-29 with

 same name  as one that crashed earlier (no sn available)

44-61751

19BG-93BS

HARVEY

LUBRICATING LADY  (no photo)

B-29A-45-BN  10/31/1952: DITCHED 9NW KADENA

44-61757

307BW

 

 

B-29

44-61776

98BW-343BS

BADER

RAPID RABBIT

B-29A   04/01/1952: ENG. TROUBLE-BAILED-Kansong

44-61790

92BG-326BS

19BG-93BS

 

PEACE ON EARTH

B-29A-45-BN

  Ditched on return flight to ZI (U.S.)

44-61802

92BG-

307BW-372BS

HEISE

[No nose art]

B-29A-45-BN    01/10/1953: MIG D.   Crew Bailed

44-61807

55SRW-91SRS

 

ICHIBAN (no photo)

RB-29A-50-BN   

44-61809

98BG

 

SIC’ EM

B-29

44-61810

55SRW-91SRS

BUSCH

 

RB-29  13/06/1951: Shot down over Sea of Japan by Soviet

 pilots, Fedotov & Proskurin.  No survivors; No KORWALD

44-61813

55SRW-31SRS

LADEN

OVER EXPOSED

RB-29A-50-BN  11/09/1950: MiG Damage- Crashed at 

Johnson AFB, Japan.  Was first (B-29) to claim a MiG & crash

 as result of  attack.  (Photo of crash—scroll down)

44-61815 

19BG-30BS

98BG

55SRW-91SRS

DUNHAM

BUB (Beat Up Bastard)

DAIJOBU

MOON'S MOONBEAM

 

B & RB-29A-50-BN   10/07/1952   No KORWALD: Shot down on

 USSR Ferret Mission by LA-11 N. of Hokkaido.  Crew of 8 killed.  

44-61816

19BG-

307BW-371BS

FOGLER

SIT ‘N GIT**

B-29A-50-BN   10/23/1951: MiG D- NAMSI  BT

Aircraft assigned to two units.  **No nose art with 307BW

44-61817

31RS

55SRW-91SRS

 

SHUTTERBUG

AH Sooooooooo

RB-29

44-61818

55SRW-91SRS

 

BOOMERANG

RB-29                      (Anderson)

44-61824

307BW-370BS

DEMPSEY

[No nose art]

B-29A-50-BN  05/07/1951:  AAA D. 10/23/1951:

Shot up near NAMSI  BT

44-61830

92BG-

98BG-       

19BG-

 

EVERY MAN A TIGER

MYASIS DRAGON

 

B-29A-50-BN  03/01/1951 : MIG D. -Kogungong-dong

Transferred to 19BG

44-61834

98BG

 

SLOW FREIGHT 4TH

B-29A-50-BN

44-61835 

19BG-30BS

WRIGHT/PERRY

BARRENTINE

DRAGON LADY

B-29A-50-BN   04/12/1951: MIG Damage–Fatalities Landed Suwon.   

10/31/1951: WING BLEW OFF AFTER T.O.

44-61854

55SRW-91SRS

 

BUTTERFLY BABY

RB-29A-50-BN   

44-61872

98BG-

307BW

 

ACE IN THE HOLE

SAC’S APPEAL

B-29  “Ace” damaged by AAA during raid against Sinanju;

 crash landed at K-14.

44-61874

98BG-

 

Slick Chick

B-29A-50-BN               00/00/1952: FORCED DOWN AT KIMPO

No KORWALD

44-61878

98BG

 

No Name Babe 1

B-29

44-61884

580 Air Resupply & Communications Sq

 

 

B-29     The 580th  was a “spook”  outfit.  Listed as loss 06/13/52

44-61885

56SRS

 

 

WB-29  Weather Recon  (Ed Stringer)

44-61894

98BG-

 

 

B-29     Transferred to RAF 2/11/51.  RAF serial WF502

 

44-61896

98BG

 

 

B-29

44-61897

19BG-

98BG-

 

 

B-29

44-61902

19BG-28BS

THOMPSON

BLAKE

Clusterphobia  (no photo)

APACHE

B-29   Photo of this aircraft with AAA battery in background

 indicates this was our crew-assigned B-29.  06/10/1952:

 AAA & MiG Damage-  Emergency Landing K-14

44-61908

307BW     -

 

[No nose art]

B-29A-50-BN   02/01/1952:  MIDAIR COLLISION W/42-65392

 No Survivors

44-61920

19BG

 

 

B-29

44-61922

19BG

 

 

B-29

44-61923

92BG-325BS

98BG-

HOXIE

HOXIE'S HOAX (no photo)

B-29A-55-BN  07/13/1950: CRASHED-Bomb salvo explosion.

 5 bailed  & rescued

44-61925

92BG

98BG

 

CHIEF SPOKANE- THE RED ERASER (no photo)

B-29A-50-BN

44-61927

98BG-

 

 

B-29

44-61929

55SRW-91SRS

MYERS/

ROMNEY

HONEYBUCKET HONSHOS

RB-29A-55-BN

44-61932

98BG-343BS

19BG

MANLEY

 

OUR GAL

B-29A-55-BN  10/24/1951: MIG D. –BAILED, WONSAN;

7 rescued  Shot down by Lt. Col. Aleksandr P. Smorchkov

44-61936

98BG-345BS

 

 

B-29

44-61938

98BG-

 

 

B-29

44-61940

307BW-372BS

FOULKS

[No nose art]

B-29A-55-BN 11/14/1950: Shot Up   10/23/1951: MIG D.

Shot  down - CRASHED YELLOW SEA BT               Photo

44-61948

98BG

19BG

 

SHEER MADNESS

B-29A-55-BN

44-61950

22BG

 

 

B-29

44-61951

92BG-

98BG-

55SRW-91SRS

 

 

OVER EXPOSED

OUR LIL’ LASS

B-29A-55-BN

F-13A-55-BN (AFTER MODIFICATION)

44-61953

98BG-

 

 

B-29

44-61954

22BG

 

 

B-29

44-61957

19BG

 

 

B-29

44-61967

19BG-30BS

EARNS

MISS JACKIE THE REBEL

B-29A-65-BN  6/10/1952: Hit by AAA near RR Bridge at

 Kwakson  NK, last contact at 101315Z  Note: Evidence

overwhelmingly supports MiG shoot down (see #2183)

44-62002

19BG

 

 

B-29

44-62008

19BG

HENDERSON

 

B-29

44-62009

98BG-

 

 

B-29

44-62010

92BG

98BG-344BS    

WESTBERG

LUCKY STRIKE

B-29A-60-BN

44-62011

19BG-28 BS

FOSTER

 

B-29A-60-BN  12/30/1952: SHOT DOWN- PYONGYANG

44-62022

55SRW-91SRS

 

OLD DOUBLE DEUCE (no photo)

RB-29A-60-BN   Parts of 2022 are being used to construct

“Peachy,” lost in WWII, @ the  Weisboro Museum, Pueblo CO.

44-62025

92BG

19BG

 

 

JITA

B-29

44-62041

98BG-

 

 

B-29

44-62042

98BG-

 

 

B-29

44-62053

19BG

 

 

B-29

44-62042

98BG-345BS

RAINEY

 

B-29A-60-BN               03/28/1952: Engine Trouble, Landed.

Gunners & Radio bailed.  One gunner survived.  No KORWALD

44-62060

22BG        

 

SPIRIT OF FREEPORT

B-29A-60-BN

44-62063

19BG-93BS

 

BIG SHMOO

B-29A-60-BN  Aircraft appears on a 2005 stamp.

44-62071

19BG-30BS

FIERRO

 

B-29A-60-BN  10/27/51: (KORWALD # error) MiG damage; Crash Landed at K-14, Five  wounded onboard.  Sr.Lt. Dmitri Samoylov

44-62073

307BW-370BS

GARRISON

 

B-29A-60-BN   11/08/1952: Shot down on night mission

44-62082

92BG

HERR

                   

B-29A-60-BN     07/28/1950: ENGINE FIRE – Landed at

Haneda, Japan.  Some of crew bailed out.

44-62083

307BW-372BS

ADAMS

[No nose art]

B-29A-60-BN    01/31/1952: UNK OPERATIONAL LOSS

44-62084

92BG-325BS

 

HOIT

UNITED NOTIONS

B-29A-60-BN  09/09/1950: AAA–Exploded in mid-air near Wolbong-ni. 

44-62096

307BW-372BS

TEMPLE

[No nose art]

B-29A  Model & Commentary

44-62098

98BG-

 

 

B-29    

44-62099

19BG

 

 

B-29

44-62100

92BG-

 

 

B-29

44-62102

92BG-

98BG-

307BW

 

 

B-29             11/19/52:  Shot down Cho-Do Island

44-62103

98BG-343BS

                   

HAULIN' ASS

B-29A-60-BN          (Hall)  Shot down & ditched in Sea of Japan

44-62106

98BG-345BS

 

CHIEF MAC'S 10 LITTLE INDIANS MISS YANKEE DOODLE

READY WILLIN WANTON

VICIOUS ROOMER

B-29A-60-BN               03/01/1951: AAA DAMAGE  At one point

 had art on both sides of nose!

44-62108

98BG-343BS

MILLER

MYAKINAS

B-29A-60-BN   04/10/1951  ENGINE TROUBLE – Crash

landed in S. Korea.

44-62110

19BG

 

 

B-29

44-62111

92BG-

 

 

B-29     12/18/50: Surveyed Yokota

44-62114

92BG-

 

 

B-29

44-62141

98BG-

 

 

B-29

44-62150

307BW-372BS

 

 

B-29A-65-BN   circa 1952    (Dana Haskin)

44-62152

19BG-93BS

 

STATESIDE REJECT

B-29A-65-BN  11/15/1950: BATTLE D. -K-14

Crashed later on T/O, Kadena

44-62160

22BG

 

 

B-29    Rotated back to ZI after deployment

44-62166

307BW-371BS

98BG

ROSS

 

FUJIGMO**

B-29A  07/22/52  Engine fire & explosion, 77 mi Taegu

**Not the 19th FUJIGMO usually depicted.

44-62167

98BG-344BS

ROPER

BUST'N THE BLUE

B-29A-65-BN               08/30/1952: Crashed 4 mi. NE Taegu

44-62170

19BG

 

 

B-29

44-62173

98BG

 

PEAK OF PERFECTION

B-29

44-62181

307BW-372BS

 

[No nose art]

B-29A-65-BN   00/00/1951   SHOT DOWN- No KORWALD

44-62183

19BG-28BS

BROM

HOT TO GO

B-29A-65-BN  6/10/1952: SHOT DOWN at night by rockets.

 KARELIN (MiG pilot)  (Glenn Garig)  

44-62186

98BG-

 

 

B-29

44-62188

92BG-326BS

HOBAN

TREMLIN GREMLINS

B-29A-65-BN                 (Reece)

44-62196

22BG-

 

NEVER HOPPEN

B-29A-65-BN      Nose Art Not certain (same as 44-61362).

44-62199

22BG-

 

 

B-29

44-62201

19BG-

 

 

B-29

44-62207

98BG-344BS

SPUTLER

PHIPPEN

TO EACH HIS OWN

B-29A-65-BN               06/09/1952: Crash Landed at K-2

44-62208

92BG-

 

 

B-29

44-62209

307BW-

 

 

B-29

44-62211

98BG-

 

 

B-29

44-62213

92BG-

98BG- 

 

FRIENDLY UNDERTAKER (no photo)

B-29A-70-BN

44-62217

55SRW-91SRS

ARNOLD

 

RB-29A-70-BN            01/13/1953: SHOT DOWN by Dobrovichan

44-62218

92BG-

98BG-

19BG-

 

SHINPAINI

B-29

44-62224

92BG/325BS/

 98BG-345BS

19BG

                   

GUARDIANS OF PEACE

WANDERER

B-29A-70-BN

44-62237

98BG

98BG

EIGHT BALL

TONDEMONAI

B-29A-70-BN  08/06/52  Crashed on T.O.  (Jess Richey)

44-62252

307BW-371BS

CHENAULT

[No nose art]

B-29A-70-BN     04/12/1952: MIG DAMAGE - Crashed near Suwon

44-62253

98BG-345BS

19BG

 

RELUCTANT DRAG'ON, THE

B-29A-70-BN   Scrapped at DM, 7/29/54  (Wade)

44-62261

98BG-344BS

 

NIP ON NEES

B-29A-70-BN

44-62262

98BG-

 

 

B-29

44-62270

307BW

98BG-

 

 

ALABAMA SWEETHEART

B-29

44-62279

22BG -33 BS

98BG-

MARTIN   

 

B-29A-70-BN               10/19/1950: CRASHED AFTER T.O.

44-62281

98BG-345 BS

COMFORT

FIREBALL

B-29A-70-BN  05/07/1951: AAA DAMAGE.

Landed at Yakota

44-62287