Busch, Samuel Nathan, Maj

Fallen

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Service Details

Final Rank
Major

Last AFSC
AAF MOS 1024-Pilot, Four-Engine Aircraft

Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)

Primary Unit
1952-1952, AAF MOS 1024, 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Medium, Photographic

Service Years
1938 - 1952

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Pennsylvania

Year of Birth
1920

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Casualty Info

Home Town Philadelphia	Last Address Japan
Casualty Date Jun 13, 1952
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location Sea of Japan	Conflict Korean War

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	1952, Cold War Fallen
	1952, Korean War Fallen

1948-1952, RB-29/F-13 Superfortress

From Year 1948	To Year 1952

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Not Specified

Image	RB-29/F-13 Superfortress Details
	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.