ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 114544
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 June 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American T-6D Texan |
| Owner/operator: | 6147th TCGp /6149th TCSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 41-34489 |
| MSN: | 88-15709 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | in a river in Korea -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | K-6 Pyongtaek AB, South Korea |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
T-6D Texan 41-34489 (MSN 88-15709) 483rd Single Engine Flying Training Squadron, 61st Single Engine Flying Training Group, Aloe Field, Victoria, TX. Damaged taxying at Houston Municipal Airport, TX 14 February 1944. Damaged taxying at Aloe Auxiliary Field #8, Goliad, TX, 21 April 1944. 33rd Base Unit, Oakland Municipal Airport, CA. Damaged landing at Oakland Municipal Airport 24 October 45.
6149th Tactical Control Squadron, 6147th Tactical Control Group, Fifth Air Force, Pyeongtaek AB (K-6), South Korea. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when Crash landed after engine failure in a river in South Korea 5 June 1951. Pilot fatality named as William E Laughlin.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1941_5.html
2. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1950s/1951Jun.htm
3. http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/airplane_crashes/airplane_accidents.pdf
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5106.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2021 04:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2021 04:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 03-Feb-2021 15:35 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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