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| USMC VMF-124  February 25, 1945  February 25, 1945 |
Pilot 2nd Lt. Donald A. Carlson, O-029427 (POW / survived) MS Force Landed February 25, 1945 Aircraft History Built by Vought. Constructors Number 6074. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as F4U-1D Corsair bureau number 57251. Wartime History Assigned Marine Fighting Squadron 124 "Whistling Death/Wild Aces" VMF-124. Fuselage code 69. No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On February 25, 1945 took off from USS Essex (CV-9) off Okinawa piloted by 2nd Lt. Donald A. Carlson on a fighter sweep over Japan. Carlson failed to return from the mission and was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Fates of the Crew In fact, Carlson force landed in a rice paddy in Ibaragi Prefecture and was captured by the Japanese and became a Prisoner Of War (POW). At the end of the Pacific War, liberated from Tokyo POW Camp (Shinjuku) and repatriated to the United States. Wreckage This Corsair force landed intact and was inspected by the Japanese. References Navy Serial Number Search Results - F4U-1D Corsair 57251 Asahi Shimbun February 26, 1945 (photo and news story) YouTube Footage of crash F4U crash site 12:22 - 12:34 NARA Prisoner of War Data File - Donald A. Carlson Thanks to Henry Sakaida and Toru Fukubayashi for additional information Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated August 16, 2023 |
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