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  the Action & Danger Was Not Limited to the Skies over North Korea

Kadena Crash Truck & Crew (Before & After Photos)

Bob Crevisour wrote: "We lost two of our guys in a B-29 crash explosion at the China Sea end

 of the strip. It demolished our crash equipment, blew the station apart, along with the control tower.

 The AC on this ship (#44-86328) was 1/Lt Charlie R. Smith.  The Radio Operator, James P. Cooper,

 was killed as well as two firefighters,  S/Sgt Richard D. Patterson, and Cpl Jack Morris."

For a photo of the crash crew, CLICK HERE

Graphics provided by Bob Crevisour