ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 85619
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| Date: | Monday 28 April 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 |
| Owner/operator: | 804 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WF613 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Han River, 2 miles South West of Chōda-tō -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Glory, off South Korea |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 WF613: Delivered to the FAA RN (Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy) at RNAS Anthorn AHU 26/4/1951. To RNAS Abbotsinch AHU 8/5/1951 and prepared for overseas shipping. Shipped to RNAS Sembawang 27/6/1951 (arrived 23/7/1951).
First issued for service to 804 Squadron FAA RN 10/10/1951 aboard HMS Glory in the South China Sea off South Korea (coded 103/R). Damaged 7/4/1952: Engine failure due to supercharger impeller disintegration, made a wheels up belly landing at Paengyong-do, South Korea (pilot: Sub Lieutenant D.G.L.Swanson). Repaired and returned to service after engine change.
Written off (destroyed) 28/4/1952: When ditched into the mouth of the Han River, two miles South West of Chōda-tō, South Korea after being hit by AAA/flak. Pilot - Sub Lieutenant D.G.L.Swanson - same pilot as per the previous incident, was picked up from his dinghy, by a US helicopter after about 15 minutes in the water, and taken to safety in Chodo.
The reported crash location of Choda-to (Chōda-tō) is a island off South Korea at approximate coordinates are 34°42'35" N and 128°33'40" E. Note some source anglicise the crash location as "Choada" or "Chodo"
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant et all, Air Britain, 2004 p.397)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File ADM 1/23094: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4844259
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WF
4. http://www.getamap.net/maps/south_korea/kyongsang-namdo/_chodato/
5. http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
6. http://web.archive.org/web/20100414023055/http://www.britains-smallwars.com:80/carriers/Glory2.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2013 00:12 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2013 00:17 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-May-2013 00:24 | angels one five | Updated [Date] |
| 09-May-2013 01:47 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-May-2013 04:52 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-May-2013 05:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Feb-2014 19:55 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-Feb-2014 11:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-May-2014 06:34 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 03-Jun-2015 15:13 | QQ3 | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2020 15:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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