Folker Tri-motor in North Korea?

[Ed Evanhoe <ed_evanhoe@korean-war.com>]

Okay, air craft buffs.

Ran across a note I made while interviewing Maj. Gen. (Major and LTC during 
the Korean War) William A. Burke.   Burke was the first commanding officer 
of the partisans on islands off North Korea's west coast.  Following UN 
forces being kicked out of North Korea in December 1950, in early February 
1951 Burke was sent to assess what the Partisans needed to keep 
fighting.  After setting up a headquarters on Paengnyong-do he began a tour 
(via Korean junks) of partisans on other islands.

According the 1992 note I made, Burke mentioned (casually) that on Sok-do 
(at the mouth of the Taedong Estuary) he was surprised to find the remains 
of a Folker Tri-motor.  He didn't know who it had belonged to since the 
most of the aircraft had apparently burned when it crashed, leaving only 
the frame and motors.  He did say locals told him the plane had crashed in 
1948 and nobody had survived.

I know the Japanese had a few Folker Tri-motor transports, and I believe 
there were a few in China before WWII.  Don't have any idea what happened 
to these AC after WWII so was wondering if any could have been left in NK, 
seized by the Soviet occupation troops and then turned over to NK for their 
use?  Or if this AC might have been Chinese?

Anyone have an info these aircraft?

Ed

Ed Evanhoe, PO Box 916, Antlers, OK, 74523