3 Nov 1949: BRUNS, ROY H. 373rd Recon Sqdn (Very Long Range - Weather) based at Kindley Airfield on St. David's Island, Bermuda:

Major Roy Henry Bruns Dies In Bermuda Airplane Crash of Boeing RB-29A Superfortress #44-87750 "Hurricane Hattie" [engine failure, attempted emergency landing]

Brookville, Indiana Native Killed In Hurricane Reconnaissance Flight:

Major Roy H. Bruns, 30, a native of Brookville, was one of 11 servicemen killed last Thursday when the B-29 Superfortress he was piloting crashed and sank a mile off the shore of Hamilton, Bermuda [reported 0.25 miles Northwest of St. George, Bermuda in Murray's Anchorage].

[The Brookville Democrat Brookville, Indiana Issue Date: Thursday, 10 Nov 1949, Page 1]

"In World War II, Major Bruns served with the 882 Bomb Sqdn., 500th Bomb Group (VH) at Isley Field on Saipan in the Mariana Islands as Airplane Command Pilot of B-29 aircraft. He flew 14 combat missions with 210 combat hours over Japan".

Roy H Bruns