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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1920 |
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AB Raymond Guinn
to remember
Busch, Samuel Nathan, Maj.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Philadelphia |
Last Address
Japan
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Casualty Date
Jun 13, 1952 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Sea |
Location
Sea of Japan |
Conflict
Korean War |
Location of Interment
Not Specified |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Not Specified |
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From Year
1948 |
To Year
1952 |
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Aircraft/Missile Information
One B-29-BW (42-6412) was fitted with special camera installations for photographic reconnaissance work and redesignated F-13 (in the F- for photo reconnaissance series). The standard bombing equipment and defensive armament were retained.
An additional 117 B-29-BWs and B-29As were similarly modified as F-13 and F-13A to carry three K-17B, two K-22 and one K-18 cameras with provisions for others.
In 1948, the F-13s were redesignated RB-29 and RB-29A.
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