ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 83836
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| Date: | Saturday 9 September 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-51D Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A68-809 |
| MSN: | 124-48227 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Angang-ni -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed 09/09/50: Wing Commander Louis Thomas Spence O11315, DFC & Bar (Pilot) killed. Wing.Commander Spence, then the Commanding Officer of 77 Squadron, along with Flt.Lt F. Coburn, P3 A.R. Turner and P3 A. Hankinson, attacked the town of Angang-ni, in the north of Korea with rockets and Napalm.
It was during the run in to attack the town that Spence failed to pull out of a dive in time and was killed when his aircraft crashed into the ground.
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a68.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2011 16:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2012 07:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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