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Date: | Tuesday 17 April 1951 |
Time: | |
Type: | North American F-51D Mustang |
Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAAF |
Registration: | A68-125 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Matsuyama -
South Korea
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Aircraft accident. Crashed 17/04/51, near Matsuyama on a training flight. Pilot - Sgt R Robson - was killed.
On 27/10/1953, Sgt. R. Robson was posthumusly awarded the RAAF Korean War Air Medal
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/ http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a68.shtml
http://www.korean-war-medals.com/australia/citations.shtml
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-Oct-2011 17:16 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
12-Nov-2011 23:44 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |