ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 86454
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| Date: | Monday 22 June 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F.8 |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A77-415 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | East of Seoul -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Base K-14, Kimpo, South Korea |
| Base K-14, Kimpo, South Korea | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A77-415: Ex-RAF meteor F.8 WE900. Delivered to the RAF at 38 MU Llandow 19/6/51; transfeered to the RAAF 17/12/51. Dispatched ex-UK 19/12/51. Served in Korea with 77 Sqn.
Aircraft hit by enemy ground fire at Paeguri, North Korea 22/6/53. Aircraft hit by 37mm shell while pulling out from a rocket attack on a target. Left rudder pedal useless, electrics gone. Pilot nursed his crippled machine back to friendly lines, and crashed a few miles east of Seoul, South Korea; he was recovered by helicopter. Pilot ejected at 15,000 feet with only minor injuries.
Pilot; Flying Officer J. Coleman, RAF. Ninth ejection from an RAAF aircraft
Struck off 22/7/53 as Cat.5(scrap).
Sources:
1. http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/2a77.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20160314033027/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/PROJECT/Biographies/AUSTRALIA/coleman_j_r.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WE
5. https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/meteor/korea_77sqn.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2017 22:59 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2018 09:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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