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| Date: | Thursday 3 January 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American AT-6F Texan |
| Owner/operator: | 6148th TCSqn /6147th TCGp USAF |
| Registration: | 42-86252 |
| MSN: | 88-18033 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Korea -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pyeongtaek AB (K-6), South Korea |
T-6D Texan 42-86252 (MSN 88-18033) To Squadron C, 2533rd Base Unit (Pilot School, Primary-Basic), Goodfellow Field, San Angelo, TX. Damaged in accident with parked AT-6D 42-86265 when taxying at Goodfellow Field 30 August 1945. To Headquarters Squadron, 19th Air Base Group, Twentieth Air Force, Andersen AFB, Guam, Marianas Islands. Damaged when ground looped landing at Andersen AFB 16 June 1950. To 6148th Tactical Control Squadron, 6147th Tactical Control Group, Fifth Air Force, Pyeongtaek AB (K-6), South Korea.
Shot down by enemy ground fire, exploded, crashed and burned 3 January 1952. Aircraft came down behind enemy lines (exact location not yet determined). Both crew survived, but one was rescued,and one was taken as POW
Crew of Texan 42-86252:
1st Lieutenant Elmer T. Briggs (Pilot) - captured and taken PoW
SFC Robert M. Alhouse, USAF (Observer) - evaded capture, and was rescued
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_4.html
2. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1950s/1950Jun.htm
3. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5006.html
4. https://www.dpaa.mil/portals/85/KoreaAccounting/korwald_acc_NAME_20210122.pdf
5. http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2021 23:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Feb-2021 00:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Feb-2021 21:15 | Pink | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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