Crashed T-6 Texan Wing Found in Cambodia

While this is a little late, this translation from a Phnom Penh newspaper account on recovery of part of a T-6 Texan may be of interest:

Angkea Haeng: “The Aircraft Wing Caught in Fishing Net Is from US-Made T6 Aircraft”
Reaksmei Kampuchea
Friday, May 25, 2012

Phnom Penh: After examination, aircraft specialists said that a wing caught in a fisherman’s net in the Mekong river between the head of Kaoh Ok-nha Tei island and the end of Kaoh Dach island belonged to “T6” aircraft made in the United States (US) and used in the Second World War. The US later converted this type of aircraft for training air force personnel.

Cambodia received this type of aircraft from the US in the 1960s. It’s a single-propeller aircraft with two seats, one in front and one at the back.

Aircraft specialists further said that they did not know what caused the aircraft to crash. This aircraft wing is being kept at the office of khan (Cambodian administrative division) Russei Kaev while waiting for a decision on where it will be preserved. Caption in Cambodian reads: “T6 aircraft type whose wing was caught in a fisherman’s net in river at Kaoh Dach island. (Archive photo).” (Photo from

Reaksmei Kampuchea newspaper, 25 May 2012, page B8).

Caption in Cambodian reads: “Fragment of T6 aircraft wing caught by fisherman in the river at Kaoh Dach island. (Archive photo.).” (Photo from

Reaksmei Kampuchea newspaper, 25 May 2012, page B7).