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Samuel Nathan Busch
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Rank
Major, U.S. Air Force
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Date of Death
June 13, 1952
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Major Busch was a decorated veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a senior pilot of a RB-29A with the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, U.S. Air Force. On June 13, 1952, the aircraft departed Yokato Air Base, Honshu, Japan on an electronic surveillance mission. It was shot down by 2 Russian MiG-15's over the Sea of Japan south of Mys Ostrovnoy, north of Hokkaido and 120 miles from the Russian coast. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on November 15, 1955. |
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