The Snapshots in Time Collection

Handwritten Letter, Page 3, Describing Aircraft Crash During Korean War Weather Reconnaissance Mission

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