ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 85068
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Date: | Thursday 25 October 1951 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Hawker Sea Fury FB Mk 11 |
Owner/operator: | 808 Sqn RAN |
Registration: | WE796 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 22 miles west of Chinnampo -
North Korea
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | HMAS Sydney, off coast of Korea |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 WE796: delivered 16/04/1951 to Royal Australian Navy, operated out of HMAS Sydney by 808 Squadron RAN
Shot down (damaged by AAA Fire) 25/10/1951 - Lieutenant (P) Col Wheatley of 808 Squadron ditched Sea Fury WE796, 22 miles west of Chinnampo, North Korea. Rescued by helicopter. Aircraft formally struck off charge 1/11/51.
Sources:
1.
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/ 2.
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/seafury.htm 3.
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WE Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-Dec-2010 03:01 |
angels one five |
Updated [Operator] |
24-Apr-2020 20:36 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
24-Apr-2020 20:37 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Date] |
24-Apr-2020 21:16 |
MIG21 |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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