ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 85134
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 November 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American AT-6D Texan |
| Owner/operator: | 6148th TCSqn /6147th TCGp USAF |
| Registration: | 44-81365 |
| MSN: | 121-42087 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north of Cherwon-gun, Cheorwon County, Gangwon Province -
 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 |
AT-6D Texan 44- 81365 (MSN 121-42087) Headquarters Squadron, 19th Air Base Group, Twentieth Air Force, Andersen AFB, Guam, Marianas Islands. Damaged when ground looped landing at Andersen AFB 19Jul50.
To 6148th Tactical Control Squadron, 6147th Tactical Control Group, Fifth Air Force, Pyeongtaek AB (K-6), South Korea. Shot down by ground fire November 14, 1951. Hit by machinegun fire, crashed and burned behind enemy lines, no chutes observed. Both crew posted as MIA (Missing In Action). According to other published sources (see link #3):
"Early in the morning on November 14, 1951, an LT-6D Texan (tail number 44-81365) departed from Pyongtaek Aerodrome, Korea. The briefed mission was tactical air control and reconnaissance operation (forward airborne controller) supporting United Nations Command forces. While patrolling their assigned area of operations, north of Chorwon along the forward edge of the battlefield, the Texan was hit by enemy ground fire, crashing behind enemy lines. A Republic of Korea Army patrol witnessed the loss reporting that no one exited the aircraft before it crashed.
Search aircraft confirmed the location of the crash site noting that it was almost completely demolished. United Nations forces attempted to reach the crash site but were deterred by enemy forces. The two aviators could not be located. One of them was Captain Samuel Castner Baxter III entered the U.S. Air Force from California and was assigned to 6148th Tactical Control Squadron. He was the pilot of this Texan when it was lost. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.
The other crew member was Major Harold Arthur Vizina, who was serving as an air-ground controller for Company K, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. On November 14, 1951, while flying in a AT-6D observation aircraft, it was hit by machine gun fire, crashed and burned behind enemy lines. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. Reported DOD last known home of record - Tacoma, Washington, originally from Nebraska".
Cheorwon County (Cheorwon-gun [ˈtɕʰʌɾwʌn‿ɡun]), also spelled Chorwon, is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. It is located right next to the border with North Korea. However, at the time of the above incident, the crash site was "behind enemy lines" in North Korea.
Sources:
1. http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_5.html
3. https://www.koreanwar.org/html/1679/korean-war-project-california-ao761543-capt-samuel-castner-baxter-iii
4. https://www.koreanwar.org/html/31157/korean-war-project-nebraska-o-1031036-maj-harold-arthur-vizina
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheorwon_County#Korean_War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2018 14:29 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn] |
| 16-Feb-2021 00:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2021 21:00 | Pong | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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