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Date: | Saturday 27 January 1951 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bell HTL-4 Sioux |
Owner/operator: | 1st MAW / VMO-6 USMC |
Registration: | 128625 |
MSN: | 280 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Ku-Dong, Incheon -
South Korea
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Ku-Dong, Incheon, South Korea |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Attached to 1st MAW. Crashed in high winds while making approach to Ku-Dong, Incheon, Korea: Engine failure, partial autorotational landing, total loss. Flipped over while landing after hitting guide wire 5 feet off the ground. Both crew - Col. Frank P Hager Junior and Captain Robert E. Luther (both USMC) - were 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/korwald_info_3458.htm 3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries14.htm]l
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Dec-2012 18:50 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Registration, Operator, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
21-Jul-2013 02:28 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
25-Feb-2015 15:19 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
12-Feb-2020 12:51 |
Iwosh |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |