ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59343
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| Date: | Thursday 6 December 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E-15-RE Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 182nd FBS, 136th FBW, Texas ANG, USAF |
| Registration: | 49-2365 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chinnamp'o Bay, Chinnamp'o, Sukch'ŏn County, South P'yŏngan province -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | K-2 Taegu AB, Dong District, Daegu, South Korea (RKTN) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Republic F-84E-15-RE Thunderjet 49-2365, 182nd FBS, 136th FBW, Texas ANG (Air National Guard), USAF: Written off (destroyed) December 6 1951 when lost (failed to return) from combat operations over North Korea. Aircraft Hit by AAA, trailing smoke, glided out to Chinnamp'o Bay, Chinnamp'o, Sukch'ŏn County, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Pilot Captain Horace R Carman, USAF bailed out, captured and held as a POW until September 10 1953
According to the following citation for the pilots POW Medal
"Horace R. Carman
HOME OF RECORD: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Prisoner of War Medal
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING Korean War
Service: Air Force
Rank: Captain
Battalion: 182nd Fighter-Bomber Squadron
Division: Prisoner of War (North Korea)
GENERAL ORDERS:
NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 - 10/6/1954
CITATION:
Captain Horace R. Carman (AFSN: 0-2094651), United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 6 December 1951, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release on 10 September 1953, during Operation Big Switch at the end of the war.
Horace Robert “Bob” Carman died 28 Jun 2001 (aged 79) Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1949.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/dbSearchAF55.asp
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5112.html
5. https://www.koreanwar.org/dpaa/korwald-all.pdf
6. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47065707/h_-r_-carman
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nampo
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2013 21:07 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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