Incident North American F-51D Mustang A68-772,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 84165
 
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Date:Friday 19 January 1951
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-51D Mustang
Owner/operator:77 Sqn RAAF
Registration: A68-772
MSN: 124-44582
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Taedong River SW of Pyongyang -   North Korea
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hit by ground fire, caught fire, and crash-landed on an island in the Taedong River, SW of Pyongyang. The engine began to fail and the aircraft was force landed behind enemy lines. The pilot, Flt.Lt Gordon R Harvey, was taken as a POW.

Written off 05/02/51: recovery could not be made, as the crash location was in enemy-held terrortory

Sources:

http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a68.shtml

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Oct-2011 01:27 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
19-Jan-2012 07:00 Nepa Updated [Operator]

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