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Date: | Sunday 25 February 1951 |
Time: | |
Type: | North American F-51D Mustang |
Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAAF |
Registration: | A68-704 |
MSN: | 124-44263 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Kimpo Peninsula, near Incheon -
South Korea
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:ex-USAF 44-84407 to RAAF as A68-704. On 25/02/51, Sgt Kenneth Edward Royal A33217 (Pilot) crashed landed into a paddy field on the Kimpo Peninsula. Upon landing, the aircraft flipped over onto it's back after striking a ditch, trapping Sgt Royal who, subsequently, drowned.
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/ [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_6.htm]l
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a68.shtml
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
23-Sep-2011 14:51 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
16-Oct-2011 01:33 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Date, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
19-Jan-2012 06:36 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |