Texan Mosquito in Korea - by Paul Seguna

In an era before precision-guided bombs, 6147 Tactical Control Group, 'The Mosquitos', of the U.S. 5th Air Force flew dangerous low-level forward air control missions during the Korean War guiding UN fighter-bomber attacks on enemy targets. Although a unit of the U.S. Air Force, members of UN forces, including Canada, saw service with the unit flying in the rear seat of the T6 Texan as airborne controllers. Depicted in the painting is a typical action in 1952 involving LT W.C. "Robbie" Robertson, 1PPCLI, during which a Texan has descended very low to the ground to fire marker rockets at a target. In this case the target is an area of caves being used as ammunition dumps by North Korean forces.