The Snapshots in Time Collection
Handwritten Letter, Page 3, Describing Aircraft Crash During Korean War Weather Reconnaissance Mission
A handwritten letter recounting the loss of an aircraft during a Korean War mission, explaining to a grieving family that an engine failure -- not pilot error -- caused the crash while the crew flew a weather observation mission off the coast of Korea. Letters such as this offered grieving families a firsthand account from those who served alongside the fallen. Project: 218244