ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 85174
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| Date: | Saturday 1 December 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F.8 |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A77-29 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sunchon -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kimpo, Korea |
| Kimpo, Korea | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A77-29 (ex-RAF Meteor F.8 WA938) Delivered to RAF 03/01/51. Redelivered to RAAF 08/01/51. Served in Korea with 77 Squadron, RAAF at Kimpo.
Crashed 01/12/51 near Sunchon, North Korea after being shot down by enemy fire during dog fight with MIG-15s. The 12 Meteors of 77 Squadron RAAF were attacked by 40 MiG-15s. Pilot of A77-29, Sgt Bruce L Thompson ejected safely but was captured and taken PoW. The incident was only the 4th time an RAAF pilot had used an ejection seat.
Struck off charge 09/04/52 as "destroyed in combat".
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/korwald_info_2898.htm
www.adf-serials.com.au/2a77.shtml
http://web.archive.org/web/20170729001604/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/Australia.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2013 13:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2013 13:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 04-Apr-2013 08:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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