6204th Photo Mapping Flight (Clark AFB)

6204th Photo Mapping Flight
Detachment 1
In mid-July 1950, the 6204th Photo Mapping Flight, located at Clark AB, Philippines, deployed the Flight's two RB-17 aircraft complete with combat crews and maintenance personnel to Johnson AB, Japan. The FEAF deployment order specified that the two RB-17 aircraft be equipped with normal armament insofar as practicable, not to interfere with the photographic capability of the aircraft. This posed a problem for the Flight, since the RB-17s had been flying peacetime missions and were not equipped for combat. However, the 6204th found the necessary gunners and equipment, made the modifications to the aircraft, and by late August 1950 the detachment began flying photo-mapping missions over Korea. By the end of November 1950, it had photographed the entire North Korean area at least once and re-photographed some areas as far north as weather conditions permitted. By early December the detachment returned to Clark AB and resumed the flight's mapping program in the Philippine area.

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David Prisby wrote on May 17, 2015

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Unit: 6204TH PHOTO MAPPING FLIGHT

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: My father, Walter Przybysz, may have been a member of this unit during the Korean War. He was a mechanic but also worked on preparing photos to make maps and overlays.

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Paul Wiseman wrote on March 10, 2015

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City and State: ARDMORE OK

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Service or Relationship: Navy Veteran

Comments: My father flew out of Clark AFB in 1948-1950. He was a prop man,mechanic,and part time crew chief on various aircraft assighned at Clark.I am searching for photos of a particular aircraft .Or any photos that might have an image of His aircraft. B-17 G-DL 95... 44-83-778 I know it went stateside about 1950.Between then and 1956,location unknown.Located at Davis Monthan at or before 1956...used for parts source on other B-17's sold to Bolivia; scrapped 1959...... Hopeing to find a picture ( ANY) to show my dad,who is now 84 yrs.old. My father served in the USAF from Sept 1947-Dec. 31 1969.Retired. Any help would be appreciated,thank you.

Keywords: B-17G DL-95 ser # 44-83-778 he thinks possibly ; 338 sqn 38th tac rec grp. APO74

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David Tarrant wrote on October 3, 2005

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Service or Relationship: Other

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Keywords: Looking for any info on the B-17's assigned to this unit and specifically those that flew armed missions over Korea in August-December 1950. Need serial numbers of a/c, photos, any other info.

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