ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 84714
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| Date: | Thursday 12 July 1951 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  North American AT-6F Texan |
| Owner/operator: | 6149th TCSqn /6147th TCGp USAF |
| Registration: | 44-81770 |
| MSN: | 121-42492 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ousil, Kangwon-Do -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pyeongtaek AB (K-6), South Korea |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
T-6F Texan 44-81770 (MSN 121-42492) To Fifth Air Force, Johnson AB, Sayama, Japan. Accidents at Johnson AB 1 October 1948 and 21 July 1949 (see links #2 & #3). To 6149th Tactical Control Squadron, 6147th Tactical Control Group, Fifth Air Force, Pyeongtaek AB (K-6), South Korea.
Written off (destroyed) 12 July 1951: On a routine tactical reconnaissance mission to Chester 2, the aircraft crashed and the wreckage was found near Ousil, Kangwon-Do, at approximate co ordiantes 38°24' 26" North, 128°8' 15" East. SAR (Search And Rescue) effort negative. Of the two crew Captain Howard D Howell [pilot] - MIA (Missing In Action) and SFC Rex H. Miles [Observer) - POW (Prisoner of War)
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_5.html
2. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1948/4810.html
3. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1949/4907.html
4. http://www.armyaircrews.com/fixed.html
5. http://www.cieldegloire.com/batailles_coree_pertes06.php
6. https://www.dpaa.mil/portals/85/KoreaAccounting/korwald_acc_NAME_20210122.pdf
7. https://www.dpaa.mil/portals/85/KoreaAccounting/korwald_acc_NAME_20191122.pdf
8. http://www.maplandia.com/korea-north/kangwon/ousil/
9. http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2021 18:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2021 15:20 | Paco | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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