Incident Overview
Date: Friday 25 March 1960
Aircraft Type: Lockheed RB-69A Neptune
Owner/operator: Republic of China Air Force – ROCAF
Registration Number: 54-4040
Location: near Kunsan –
ÿ South Korea
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: Neptune aircraftNeptune aircraft
Category: Accident
On July 19, 1954, the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) acquired seven Neptunes. These Neptunes were deployed in Taiwan and operated by the Republic of China Air Force. They were used for low-level ferry flights from Hsinchu, Taiwan to Kunsan, South Korea, carrying agents and disseminating propaganda leaflets. The missions were conducted at night. During a low-level ferry flight, the Neptune crashed into a hill near Kunsan, South Korea.On July 19, 1954, the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) acquired seven Neptunes. These Neptunes were deployed in Taiwan and operated by the Republic of China Air Force. They were used for low-level ferry flights from Hsinchu, Taiwan to Kunsan, South Korea, carrying agents and disseminating propaganda leaflets. The missions were conducted at night. During a low-level ferry flight, the Neptune crashed into a hill near Kunsan, South Korea.
Description
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) acquired seven Neptunes in 1954 and configured them with cameras and electronics intelligence gear. Five of those were stationed in Taiwan and operated by the Republic of China Air Force. They were reportedly used to conduct intrusion ELINT missions over mainland China, dropping and supplying agents, and dropping propaganda leaflets. Missions were usually flown at night. The Neptune crashed into a hill near Kunsan, South Korea, during a low level ferry flight from Hsinchu, Taiwan to staging area in Kunsan, South Korea.
Source of Information
http://myplace.frontier.com/~anneled/ColdWar.html, https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol-57-no-2/pdfs/Bergin-Overflights.pdf, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlhttp://myplace.frontier.com/~anneled/ColdWar.html, https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol-57-no-2/pdfs/Bergin-Overflights.pdf, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlPrimary Cause
Unknown ? Likely a malfunction or navigational error during a nighttime flight.Unknown ? Likely a malfunction or navigational error during a nighttime flight.Share on:
