Rb-29-44-61727-91stsrs-korea
A U.S. Air Force Boeing RB-29A Superfortress (s/n 44-61727) from the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron over Korea. This aircraft was shot down by MiG-15s, possibly over China or the extreme northern part of Korea on 4 July 1952. 11 of the crew of 13 were taken prisoner, two crewmembers died. Original caption: "View of RB-29 of the 31st Reconnaissance Squadron, somewhere over Korea., ca. 07/1952"
- Date
- 1952
- Photographer / author
- USAF, photo 342-AF-82168AC
- Archive
- U.S. National Archives (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- image
- Original size
- 2,957 × 2,119 pixels
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"Rb-29-44-61727-91stsrs-korea" (1952). USAF, photo 342-AF-82168AC. U.S. National Archives, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rb-29-44-61727-91stsrs-korea.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 52477.
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