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| Date: | Monday 17 September 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell HTL-4 Sioux |
| Owner/operator: | VMO-6, 1st MAW, US Navy |
| Registration: | 128902 |
| MSN: | 265 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Songnae-dong, Seoul -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Attached to 1st MAW. Hit by automatic weapons fire and crash landed at Songnae-dong, Seoul, South Korea (at approximate
coordinates 37°32' 0" North, 127° 7' 0" East). Aircraft was a total loss, but the pilot, 1st Lt Robert G Mathewson, USMC, was uninjured
Sources:
1. U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and MATS Aircraft Lost During the Korean War By Douglas E. Campbell
2. http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries14.htm]l
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 2002 | F-GDPO | 0 | Le Robert, La Trinite |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2014 18:41 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 25-Feb-2015 20:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Feb-2015 20:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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