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Air Force

 A'cft Unit / Serial

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 crashed crew photo seat
                 
20th October 1969
FAB		 T-37C 879          
25th March 1970
FAB		 T-37C 884          
10th November 1970
FAB		 T-37C 889          
27th April 1971
FAB		 T-37C 899          
13th June 1971
FAB		 T-37C 914          
10th July 1971
FAB		 T-37C 913          
10th July 1971
FAB		 T-37C 916          
19th October 1971
FAB		 T-37C 877          
15th March 1972
FAB		 T-37C 901          
10th April 1972
FAB		 T-37C 924          
29th August 1972
FAB		 T-37C 872          
4th April 1973
FAB		 T-37C 926          
15th July 1973
FAB		 T-37C 891          
31st July 1976
FAB		 T-37C 874          
13th October 1976
FAB		 T-37C 871          
13th October 1976
FAB		 T-37C 908          
14th October 1976
FAB		 T-37C 911          
31st May 1977
FAB		 T-37C 900          
26th July 1977
FAB		 T-37C 915          
4th August 1977
FAB		 T-37C 929          
                 
5th February 1970
FAC		 T-37C FAC2102          
10th December 1971
FAC		 T-37C FAC2106          
15th April 1971
FAC		 T-37C FAC2110          
17th June 1995
FAC		 T-37C FAC2108          
25th June 2002
FAC		 T-37B FAC2118          
20th July 2006
FAC		 T-37C FAC2104          
                 
19th March 1997
TuAF		 Cessna
T-37C		   122 Filo
"Akrep"
[Scorpion]
Izmir-Cigli  AFB		        
     
8th May 1997
TuAF		 Cessna
T-37C		 2-431
[64-13431]		 122 Filo
"Akrep"
[Scorpion]
Izmir-Cigli  AFB		        
     
5th March 2007
13:00h
TuAF		 Cessna
T-37B		   2-998
[68-7998]		 122 Filo
"Akrep"
[Scorpion]
Izmir-Cigli  AFB		  crashed in a field near the city of Manisa shortly after take off from Izmir   Weber
Pilot 2nd Lt Teğmen Barış Çakır
killed		   Weber

Friday 21st September 2007		 Help will be appreciated from Turkish speaking visitors to translate articles found in Turkish News Media on Turkish Air Force Losses

TuAF		 Cessna
T-37		   122 Filo
"Akrep"
[Scorpion]
Izmir-Cigli  AFB

CONFIRM ????

 Crashed in Eglenhoca region near Karaburun Town     Weber
???
ejected		 ???
ejected		 Weber
                 
15th May 1964
HAF		 T-37C 62-5967          
26th May 1964
HAF		 T-37C 65-5965          
4th June 1991
HAF		 Lockheed T-37 Tweety Bird   361 Moira      
Markardis
killed		 ????
killed		  
                 

8-Feb-73


Thai Air Force

Cessna T-37B

F12-07/04

  

Crashed

      
     

24-Sep-73


Thai Air Force

Cessna T-37B

F12-02/04

  

Exploded & crashed near Wat Manesathit, Muang District, Uthai Thani Province

      
killed injured  

18-Sep-74


Thai Air Force

Cessna T-37B

F12-04/04

  

Crashed

      

Sep-74


Thai Air Force

Cessna T-37C

F12-04/04

  

 

      

3-Dec-74


Thai Air Force

Cessna A-37B

J6-10/15 / 4332

  

Crashed

      

1975


Thai Air Force

Cessna T-37C

F12-08/04

  

Reported w/o before Jun-75

      
     

Jun-75


Thai Air Force

Cessna T-37C

F12-01/04

  

 

      
     

18-Nov-76


Thai Air Force

Cessna T-37B

F12-05/04

  

Crashed

      
27th March 1987
Thai Air Force		 T-37B F12-21/23/RR.21 Don Muang Airport  mid-air collision during airshow. Crashed into field near Muang Ek housing estate, north of Don Muang Airport after 1 killed

1 ejected

details appreciated

    
27th March 1987
Thai Air Force		 T-37B   Don Muang Airport      
11th August 1994
Thai Air Force		 Cessna T-37B or C F12-19/23/RR.19-23 Kamphaeng Saen AFB Crashed into field at Tambon Wangyen, Muang District, Nakhon Pathom Province shortly after take-off      
?? injured  
                 
3rd February 1964
FAP		 T-37C 2409          
     
5th November 1986
FAP		 T-37C            
     
9th December 1990
FAP		 T-37C 2415          
     
                 
9th February 1962
Peruvian Air Force		 T-37B 60-166         Weber
    Weber
18th September 1962
Peruvian Air Force		 T-37B 60-165         Weber
    Weber
18th September 1962
Peruvian Air Force		 T-37B 61-469         Weber
    Weber
10th February 1995
Peruvian Air Force		 A-37     Shot down by Mauricio Mata flying Ecuadorian Kfir Commander Valladares   Weber
Captain Mendiola   Weber
                 
     
                 
Tuesday 22nd January 2008
Pakistan		 T-37C   Risalpur Crashed in the grounds of the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology in the village of topi, swabi district, NWFP. 62m (100km) from islamabad Pilot Officer  Raja Jehanzeb
killed		 Weber
Wednesday 11th June 2008
Pakistan		 T-37     Crashed near Mardan, 60 miles northwest of Peshawar     Weber
Pilot Officer Samman Riaz killed photo Weber
single occupant
Thursday 10th July 2008
Pakistan		 T-37     crashed approximately 55 km north of Risalpur near Sakhakot, in the north-western district of Malakand     Weber
ejected safely ejected safely Weber
                 
23rd November 2005
Philippine AF		 T-37 RPC-727          
     
                 
                 
20th February 1980
USAF		 T-37B 59-0349 71st FTW        
     
3rd November 1980
USAF		 T-37B 60-0192 71st FTW        
     
21st November 1981
USAF		 T-37B 66-7979 80th FTW        
     
8th December 1983
USAF		 T-37B 57-2294 82nd FTW        
     
26th November 1985
USAF		 T-37B 58-1917 323rd FTW        
     
15th September 1986
USAF		 T-37B   82nd FTW        
     
28th June 1988
USAF		 T-37B 61-2506 71st FTW        
     
10th July 1989
USAF		 T-37B 61-2495
OK  		 71st FTW        
     
15th April 1992
USAF		 T-37B 60-0119 14th FTW
Columbus Air Force Base		        
     
15th April 1992
USAF		 T-37B 60-0161 14th FTW
Columbus Air Force Base		        
     
18th September 1992
USAF		 T-37B   71FTW, AC        
     
18th September 1992
USAF		 T-37B 68-8011 71st FTW        
     
13th September 1993
Air Special		 LET T-37T OK-XJI   CHECK      
     
22nd September 1993
USAF		 T-37B 58-1950 410th BW        
     
17th January 1995
USAF		 T-37B 57-2276
XL		 85th FTS        
     
12th December 1996
USAF		 T-37B 68-8038
XL 		47th FTW        
     
6th September 2000
USAF		 T-37B 67-22241
VN 		71st FTW
Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Okla		 Routine Navy Reserves training mission crashed one mile short of the runway      
Ensign Kristopher Krohne on first solo flight
killed
no ejection		    
5th September 2001
USAF		 T-37B 56-3492
CB		 14th FTW
Columbus Air Force Base		 Crashed  about 30 miles west of Columbus Air Force Base, near Pine Bluff, in a wooded, unpopulated area near Montpelier Miss      
student pilot  2nd Lt. James King, on a solo training mission
 ejected safely		    
31st January 2002
USAF		 T-37B 57-2237
XL 		47th FTW
 Laughlin AFB, Tex		  Crashed about 25 miles east of Laughlin AFB. Tex      
1st Lt. Chad B. Carlson
IP
killed		 2nd Lt. Nicholas J. Jabara*
killed

*grandson of James Jabara

  
Friday
20th December 2002
USAF		 Cessna T-37B 58-1935/EN 89th FTS
Sheppard Air Force Base		 Crashed  in a a wheat field near Grandview near Lake Waurika, south of Duncan, after mid Air collision in a remote area of southern Oklahoma     Weber
Maj. Robert A. Evalenko, an Air Force Reserve instructor pilot
ejected		 1st Lt. Eric Langmayr, a German air force student pilot
ejected		 Weber
Friday
20th December 2002
USAF		 Cessna T-37B 57-2320/EN 89th FTS
Sheppard Air Force Base		  Was able to fly back to the base and make a safe gear up  landing after mid air. Aircraft damaged      
 Italian air force Capt. Michele Minonne
no ejection		 2nd Lt. Samuele Quarina, student pilot
no ejection		  
Tuesday
18th January 2005
USAF		 T-37B 66-8003/EN 89th FTS
Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas		 collided  in cloudy skies at about 5,000 feet. with a crop duster southeast of Frederick in a rural area     Weber
Capt. Christopher S. Otis
ejected, minor injuries		 2Lt. Roderick V. James
ejected, minor injuries		 Weber
  Air Tractor   The pilot, Derek Nach, of the crop duster was killed in the crash
8th June 2005
USAF		 T-37B   14th FTW        
     
20th July 2006
USAF		 T-37B   89th FTS damaged      
     
 
USAF		 T-37B            
     
 
USAF		 T-37B            
     
 
USAF		 T-37B            
     
 
USAF		 T-37B            
     
 
USAF		 T-37B            
     
 
USAF		 T-37B            
     
 
USAF		 T-37B            
     
                 
  The initial prototype crashed during spin tests. The later prototypes incorporated new features to improve handling, including long strakes along the nose, and an extensively redesigned and enlarged tail. After these modifications, the USAF found the aircraft acceptable to their needs, and ordered it into production as the "T-37A".
   
                 
May 26, 1970
RJAF		 T37 (Pakistan)      
  Mamoun Abu Nowar   Weber
23rd January 1977
RJAF		  T-37         Weber
Hussein Al Biss ejected
(now Major General)		 Jamal Obeidat
ejected		 Weber
 
USAF		 T-37B            
 
                 
 
 
ercules 3775

196? The aircraft was acquired by the United States Air Force (USAF) and was serialed as 62-1813.

19Feb1972 The aircraft crashed after a mid air collision with a T-37.

 

February 19 1972: C-130E 62-1813, c.n. 3775, of the 16th Tactical Airlift Training Squadron, mid-air collision with Cessna T-37, 6 kilometers northeast of Little Rock, Arkansas - four killed on Hercules.

 

 

                 
6th November 1967
U.S. Air Force		 CH-3C       One killed, four injured    
13th October 1968
U.S. Air Force		 TH-1F     crashed in Iowa Park      
28th January 1970
U.S. Air Force		 CH-3C     crashed in an auxiliary field No injuries    
11th October 1973
U.S. Air Force		 T-37B     crashed at the Municipal Airport in Frederick, Okla.      
Injured Injured  
3rd October 1974
U.S. Air Force		 T-37B     solo flight crashed about 1,800 feet east of Runway 15L at Sheppard One killed    
21st June 1976
U.S. Air Force		 AT-37B     olo flight crashed about two nautical miles east of Sheppard. Student ejected, ijnured    
20th June 1977
U.S. Air Force		 T-37B     solo flight crashed 11 miles east of Ryan, Okla Student ejected safely    
3rd April 1978
U.S. Air Force		 T-37B     crashed about six nautical miles north of Sheppard      
student escaped OK Instructor pilot escaped, minor injuries  

 

 

 


 

 

 



 

 

Comment
LRF Accident
Back in the very early '70s a T-37 on a cross country took out the left wing of a 16TATS "E" model over the Cabot NDB at Little Rock. Does anybody have a better date for that accident and a tail number?

Mike

t had to have been Jan or Feb 1972. I was at LRAFB then and had friends in a trailor court that just missed getting hit.

Re: LRF Accident
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Re: LRF Accident
Dennis, I'm sure you don't remember me but we got to the 345th at CCK about the same time. I was a brand new copilot. I think we flew together a few times.

Mike Ashmore

 
KRF Accident in 72
The T-37 was on a preciision radar approach and the E was on an ADF letting down on the inbound leg and dropped onto the back of the Tweet. The radar controller had a narrow focus scope setting and never saw the Herk until it was too late. Both pilots in the Tweet were "ejected" and came out okay, but the Herk went in due to the damage to the engine and low speed/low altitude. It was from the school squadron - 16th at the time. Ironically I was good friends with both the Tweet pilot from college and Pilot Training and was close with the Herk pilot from the squadron. I didn't keep a record of the tail numbers...

Accident report says Herk on GCA, Tweet on localizer only non precision approach with tower cleared to land.

 

Edited by: bobdaley at: 8/20/06 11:16 am
 
Re: KRF Accident in 72
The Tweet IP had been in C-130s at CCK for a while. Then he was at American the same time I was. We retired within a couple of months of each other. He's a good guy.

 
Re: KRF Accident in 72
62-1813 19 Feb 72
Bob

 
Re: KRF Accident in 72
Bob,

The date I have for the incident is 07-MAR-72. The T-37B involved was 59-0322.

Chris.

Chris the accident report says 0106Z on 19 Feb 72.
Tail numbers are correct
Bob

 

Edited by: bobdaley at: 8/20/06 11:19 am
 
Re: KRF Accident in 72
Thanks for the info.

Mike

 
Re: LRF Accident
Mike,

Good to hear from someone that was with the 345th at the same time. Like you said, I don't remember you but I'm sure I must have flown with you. Wish I'd kept notes of who I flew with and where like some did. Thanks for the shout.

Dennis

 
LRF Accident
Speaking of keeping notes, I lost the notebook with all those great notes - does anyone know if there is a place where old squadron records are kept from CCK or 776th, etc. Those things should be old enough now to be declassified if they were, and would sure help some of the guys I read about here.

Bill
 

 
Re: LRF Accident
What I remember of the incident was, the Tweety was in sombodies front yard all balled up!! Just missed that house for sure and the Herk was in the woods behind it!!! The skeleton of that Herk all burned out I'll never forget!!! God bless all of our brothers and sisters who've gone down on our beloved Herk through the years!!!

Rich Piacentine

 
Re: LRF Accident
Billstraw, I don't know if it'll help, but you might try the National Archives website. Lots of useless crap there. Surely, they keep good stuff, too. Oops! I forgot, I'm talking about the federal guvmint here.

 
Re: LRF Accident
Rich, I had to escort one of the remains to Chicago for burial. I don't wish that job on anybody.

Mike

 
Re: LRF Accident
Mike , I was there for the other crash too, can't remember the tail#. That one went in and just missed the phase dock, I think it was a Fin Stall but its way toooo many years ago now!!! God we Blew TAPS a lot during my 4 years....

Rich Piacentine

 
Re: LRF Accident
The pilots on the midair were Edward Breen and Henry Thorsen. The fin stall was 69-6578 on 12 Nov 71.
Bob

 
Flew with the 37 pilot
I flew several times with the T-37 pilot. He was an instuctor at Webb AFB in Texas when I was going thru UPTin 1973. In fact I flew my cross country to Pete Field with him. He was a good stick and a very quiet guy.

Roy Nicolosi
The pilots on the t-37 were Capts Patrick and Norelius.
Bob

 

Edited by: bobdaley at: 8/20/06 11:21 am
 
Re: LRF Accident
Bob, Do you have the number of casualties on 6578?? I think I remember that there was several students on board!! There was next to nothing left on that one.............

Rich Piacentine

 
Re: LRF Accident
Hi Rich
There were 10 on that one.
You can see the crew lists of all the Herk accidents, by clicking on Articles on top of this page, then click on Aircrew Losses.
Bob

 
Re: LRF Accident
Thorsen was the guy whose remains I escorted. Bad juju, Bwana. His mom wanted to open the casket.
I think the AC on the finstall was Raycraft.
The T-37 IP retired as a captain from AA around the same time I did, in July. He was a good guy, but I think that incident haunted him.

Mike

 

Edited by: Amodelhoon at: 3/29/06 10:28 pm
 
LRF Midair
Mike

I had to pack up Ed Breen's belongings and furniture from his condo and ship it off to his parents. Not fun. All those things in the background after these accidents are haunting... But we also have all those funny stories and great adventures to BS about

My father-in-law still tells of great times and has partitioned off the bad ones from B-24s in WW2 and those were really up close and personal every day.

 
Re: LRF Midair
Yeah, I knew Ed pretty well. So you were at LRF then, too. Give me a shout at fma_71@hotmail.com.

Mike

 

 

Training jets collide, all on board survive

Friday, December 20, 2002 Posted: 3:28 PM EST (2028 GMT)

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WICHITA FALLS, Texas (CNN) -- All four people aboard two U.S. Air Force training jets that collided Friday in southern Oklahoma survived the accident.

One of the T-37 training jets fell to the ground while the other made it safely back to Shepard Air Force Base in Texas, according to public affairs officials at the base.

The two people in the downed jet ejected safely before it crashed into a wheat field near Lake Waurika, Oklahoma, about 40 miles away from the base. They were taken to the Shepard base hospital.

The sheriff's office in Lake Waurika said it had no reports so far of damage to buildings or property being caused by the crash.

Shepard officials said the other jet landed at the base without the use of its landing gear. The two people on that plane were also taken to the base hospital.

No details were immediately available on whether any of the people sustained injuries, or on the nature or cause of the collision.

The base said a board of military officers would investigate the crash.

The T-37 is a twin-engine jet used mainly to train undergraduate pilots. It has dual controls and a clamshell-type canopy that allows a student and instructor to sit side-by-side in the cockpit. The planes first entered service in 1956.

1982_11_08_Gray_T-38

 

Richard E. Gray was born March 11, 1945 in Newport News, Virginia; he died on November 8, 1982 at Edwards, California, in a T-37 spin accident. Dick had graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical

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TURKEY TO CHECK

Şehit pilot bulundu

Balıkesir'den 'it dalaşı' eğitimi için havalandıktan sonra dağa çakılan F-16'nın enkazına ulaşıldı. Pilot Üsteğmen Karakuzulu'nun da şehit düştüğü anlaşıldı

Eğitim uçuşu sırasında Kütahya'nın Tavşanlı İlçesi yakınlarında düşen F-16 savaş uçağının enkazı, üç gün süren arama çalışmaları sonucu bulundu. Umutlu bekleyiş yerini yasa bıraktı. Pilot Üsteğmen Mehmet Karakuzulu (27)'nun fırlatma koltuğunu kullanmadığı ve şehit olduğu açıklandı.

Balıkesir'den cuma günü 'it dalaşı' eğitimi için kalktıktan sonra Kütahya'nın Tavşanlı İlçesi yakınlarında radarla irtibatı kesilen F-16'nın enkazına havadan ulaşıldı. Arama çalışmalarına katılan askeri helikopter ve uçaklar, GPS (Küresel Konum Belirleme) sistemi sayesinde, dün saat 10.30 sıralarında uçağın parçalarını Kütahya'nın Domaniç İlçesi'nin 15 kilometre güneyindeki Sakızlı Köyü Karlıtepe Mevkii'nde gördüler. Uçağın parçaları, 700 metrekarelik bir alana yayılmış halde bulundu.

Önce botları bulundu

Bölgenin sarp kayalık ve bir metreyi aşkın karla kaplı olması nedeniyle karadan ulaşım sağlanamadı. Askeri helikopterden inen kurtarma görevlileri, fırlatma koltuğundan gelen sinyali takip ederek, ilk olarak Üsteğmen'in uçuş botlarına ardından da

cesedine ulaştı. Karadan arama kurtarma çalışmalarına katılan ekipler ise olumsuz hava şartları nedeniyle geri dönmek

zorunda kaldı.

Teknik arıza

Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı Genel Sekreterliği, uçağın eğitim uçuşu sırasında teknik bir arıza nedeniyle düştüğünü açıkladı. Kazayla ilgili araştırma ve inceleme faaliyetlerinin devam ettiği bildirildi.

Şehit Pilot Üsteğmen Mehmet Karakuzulu'nun cenazesi, helikopterle bölgeye inen sağlık görevlileri tarafından alınarak Balıkesir'e götürüldü. Karakuzulu'nun cenazesi, bu sabah yapılacak törenin ardından memleketi Gaziantep'e götürülecek.

Şehit Üsteğmen, Gaziantep Ulucamii'deki cenaze töreninden sonra Asri Mezarlık'taki Şehitlik'te toprağa verilecek.

Hani bayramda gelecektin

Amerika'da master eğitimi yapmış olan Pilot Üsteğmen Mehmet Karakuzulu'nun cesedinin bulunduğu haberi, Gaziantep'teki ailesini yasa boğdu. Anne Makbule ve baba İbrahim Karakuzulu, oğullarının ölüm haberini alınca yıkıldılar. Anne Makbule Karakuzulu, 'Yavrum bayramda gelip elimi öpeceğini söylüyordun. Ben de seni dört gözle bekliyordum. Senin yerine ölün mü gelecekti? Senin yerine cesedine mi sarılacağım?' diyerek gözyaşlarına boğuldu.

Yer belirleme sistemi nasıl çalışıyor

Küresel Konum Belirleme (Global Positioning System-GPS) sistemi, Amerikan Savunma Bakanlığı'nın gözetiminde, dünya yörüngesine yerleşmiş 24 tane uydudan yararlanarak oluşturulan uydu temelli bir konumlama sistemidir. Her hava koşulunda ve dünyanın herhangi bir yerinde 24 saat kullanılabilen sistem, iki parçadan oluşuyor. Sistem, küresel konumun belirlenmesi ve bilginin bir haberleşme ortamından bir veya birden fazla merkeze iletilmesine dayanıyor. Belirli yörüngelere yerleştirilmiş GPS uydularından gelen sinyaller çözülüp küresel yer bilgisi elde ediliyor. Alınan bilgiler telsizin kullandığı haberleşme ortamı üzerinden merkeze ulaştırılıyor. Bilgiler, burada bulunan sayısal harita üzerinde bir işaretle gösterilerek istenilen araç ya da nokta belirleniyor. Ordu kullanımı için tasarlanan GPS sistemi, 1980 yılından itibaren vatandaşların kullanımına da sunuldu.

Erol ALBAYRAK - İhsan TUNÇOĞLU - Yakup ÇİÇEK

 

 

1950-1951 yılının çetin kış aylarında Çin Konünist Güçleri şavaşa girdikten sonra, 452 nci filonun kayıpları artmaya başladı. Havada ve yerde Çin Konünist Güçleri’nin tecrübeli silahçılarının vurduklarına ilave olarak hava şartları da kayıpları hızlandırıyordu.          

MIHO AIR BASE ... KOREA
Benim filom olan 729 uncu “KURTLAR” filosunda Çin Konünist Güçleri’yle muharebeye girdikten sonra 5 şehit ve 7 uçak kaybetmiştik. Bir keresinde uçuş ekibinden bir pilot uçuşta bilmeden Çin Konünist Güçleri’nin geliştirdiği birkaç tuzaktan biri olan kabloya çarpması sonucu şehit verdik. Şimdiye kadar mevcut ekibimiz hiç değiştirilmemişti. Bu konuda çok konuşulmasına rağmen özellikle uçuş ekibimize yansıyan bir rotasyon ne yazık ki gerçekleşmemişti. 

Uçuş ekibindekiler kendi adlarını hergün Uçuş Ekibi / Uçuş Saati / Uçak Durumu Tablosu’nda görürlerdi. Ekibin uçuş saatleri ve sorti saatleri II. Dünya Savaşı’ndaki uçuş saatleri ve sorti sayısını geçince ekipten ,rotasyon isteyen sesler daha fazla duyulmaya başlanmıştı. Rotasyonu çağırıştıran hiçbir şey ortada yokken acaba rotasyon olacakmıydı?

Soğuk bir Şubat günü “Vic üs harekat odasına girdi. Bu benim için tam bir sürprizdi. Hem de ne sürpriz! Kısa, güçlü yapılı vücuda sahip genç adam benim masama kadar gelip selam verip şöyle tekmil verdi: “Kıdemli Üsteğmen Muzaffer Erdönmez, 1943-130, Pilot, Türk Hava Kuvvetleri, Emir ve Görüşlerinize Hazırım.”

O zaman elbette bunların hepsini anlayamadım. İngilizcesi benim alışık olduğum bir aksan değildi. Kelimeler dişlerinin arasından kırpılmış olarak çıkıyordu. Üzerindeki giysileri de oldukça yıpranmış görünüyordu. Daha sonra öğrendiğime göre bütün elbisesi üzerindekilerden ibaretti. Türk Üsteğmen masamın iki adım önünde hazırol vaziyetinde beklerken Türk Birliği’nin Kore’de savaştığını hatırladım. İstihbarat brifinginde Türk Tugayı’nda 5,000 kadar kişinin 1950 Kasım’ında nasıl savaştığından bahsedilmişti. Kore’de Kunuri çarpışmalarında Amerikan 2 nci Tümeninden ayrılan Türk Birliği, Çin’lilerin beklenmeyen saldırısı karşısında geri çekilmeyi reddetmiş ve şiddetli kayıplar vermişti. Üsteğmen Erdönmez’de şahsen “Geri Çekilmem” diyen Türk gururunu görüyordum.

( MİHO ÜS HRK. SB GÖZÜ İLE KOREDE TÜRK TUGAYI )

MUZAFFER ERDONMEZ