ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 85264
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 January 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 |
| Owner/operator: | 805 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WE686 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yellow Sea, mouth of the Han River, off the Korean Peninsula -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMAS Sydney, at sea, off coast of North Korea |
| HMAS Sydney, at sea, off coast of North Korea | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 2/1/1952: Disappeared during a routine Combat Air Patrol (CAP) over HMAS Sydney during the ship's second patrol of the Korean War. The Sea Fury was observed from the carrier to fly into cloud in bad weather, become separated from the rest of the formation and was never seen again. Aircraft believed to have crashed into the Yellow Sea, off the mouth of the Han River. The pilot, Sub-Lt (P) Ronald J. Coleman RAN was declared missing, presumed killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant et al. Air Britain, 2004 p.390-391)
2. https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1952.htm/
3. http://www.navy.gov.au/history/squadron-histories/805-squadron-history
4. https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/seafury/WE686.html
5. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/seafury.htm
6. WE686 at SBAC Show Farnborough Sept 1950; https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwhitworth/5518338912
7. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WE
8. https://www.faaaa.asn.au/coleman-r-j-ron/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2014 08:55 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2014 03:13 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2014 11:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-May-2014 03:32 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Nov-2018 16:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Aug-2020 22:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2020 22:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
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