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Updated 24 October 2002                                                                Click Here to Return to Index
THE BLACK TUESDAY PROJECT
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The Black Tuesday Project is an inquiry into the facts and circumstances surrounding the
calamitous daylight bombing mission flown by the 307th Bombardment Wing on 23 October, 1951
 against Namsi Airfield in the heart of MiG Alley.  What many experts consider the epic air battle of the
Korean War and perhaps the greatest jet engagement in the history of aerial warfare has largely become
another forgotten air battle of the forgotten war.  The few chronicles that exist have been reconstructed,
for the most part, from disorganized and sometimes inaccurate U.S. and Russian government  records.
 Most accounts are from the fighter pilot's perspective and do not provide the information or insights
into the 307th's vital and tragic role on the mission that ended strategic daylight bombing forever.
It is the goal of the Black Tuesday Project to record as accurately as possible the facts and
circumstances of the event by reconstructing the mission from first briefing to final landing.  Hoping to
reach the widest possible audience, a short version of the Black Tuesday story has been published in the
October, 2001 issue of VFW Magazine, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the mission.

Without the following people (listed alphabetically), this project could not have lifted off the runway:

John R. Bruning: Author of Crimson Sky: The Air Battle for Korea
Paul Dickerson: Right Gunner on Griner's B-29, Black Tuesday Mission
John Duquette: Everyman a Tiger Webmaster
R. W. Gray: Photo & Data Contributor
Nick Kourafas: Bombardier on  Lead Bomber, Black Tuesday Mission
Fred Meier: Navigator on Lead Bomber, Black Tuesday Mission
Rolland L. Miller: Left Gunner on Lead Bomber, Black Tuesday Mission
Cookie Sewell: Historian on Soviet Involvement in the Korean War
John Wagenhalls: Bombardier on Dempsy's B-29, Black Tuesday Mission

This web site and these pages were originated & are being maintained by
E. J. McGill, former B-29 Copilot, 19th B.G., 28th B. Sqdn, Kadena AFB, Okinawa

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307th BW. B-29 Combat Mission (3) Photos: Formation Daylight Bombing Raid Against N. Korea, 1951
Black Tuesday: B-29 Combat Mission (4) Photos: Bomb Drop; MiG-15; Emergency Landing at Kimpo
Black Tuesday: Formation Diagram and Analysis (Tentative)
Namsi Prestrike Photo!
Black Tuesday Route Chart, from Kadena AFB to Target, Namsi Airfield, in the Heart of MiG Alley
Black Tuesday Route: Flight over North Korea, Bombs Away and Withdrawal. Incl. Air Order of Battle,
Black Tuesday Shot-up B-29s After Emergency Landing at Kimpo
Black Tuesday: Photos of Able Flight Lead Crew
Black Tuesday Survivors: Griner's EM, Lewis's Crew
Black Tuesday Perspective: The words of Paul Dickerson, Griner's Rt. Gun; Plus action "M*A*S*H" photo.
Stars & Stripes Report on the Black Tuesday Mission, Published on 24 October, 1951
John Wagenhalls' Eyewitness Account of the Black Tuesday Mission


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