On Sat, 7 Feb 1998 John Gilbert Email address wrote: 1366 Old Timbell Road Waterford, CA 95386 Telephone: 209-874-3692 Fax: same My father, 1Lt. John M. Gilbert was killed in June of 1951 while flying supply missions over Korea. He was a co-pilot in a C-119. It is my understanding that a group of three planes delivering supplies were struck by allied ground artillery fire and all three planes were destroyed. However, I have never been able to verify this story, although it seems to probably be true. If anyone out there recalls this incident, please contact me at the above address. It just seems time is running out and I would like to know. I have a letter from his commander to his mother but it just talks about what a great guy he was and about how much all the men liked him. My father played the harmonica and sang and was very popular. I've a letter from another pilot who flew over the site just minutes afterwards but he never specifically states what happened. He mostly talks about what a shock it was. Altogether it was a blow that was felt for many years and indeed, still is felt by me today. In looking through my fathers letters and personnal effects one gets a strong sense of the hard work and dedication the cargo pilots were possessed with. That they were brave men, there is no doubt. It seems ironic that so many that gave so much will never be remembered in the way they should be. At Castle Air Force Museum sits a C 119 ready for restoration. What a fitting tribute it would be to have those Korean pilots tell their tale in a memorial inside that plane.