ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 85493
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| Date: | Saturday 15 March 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 |
| Owner/operator: | Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy (FAA RN) |
| Registration: | WE803 |
| MSN: | ES8502 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chinnampo area, Amgak Peninsula -
 North 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 WE803: Notified as awaiting collection 27.4.1951. Delivered to the FAA RN (Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy) at RNAS Anthorn RDU 26.4.1951. To AHU Abbotsinch (via Renfrew) 11.5.1951 and packed/crated for shipping overseas. Received at AHU Sembawang 23.7.1951.
First issued for service to 804 Squadron, FAA RN aboard HMS Glory by 11.1951. Written off (destroyed) in combat when Shot down by AAA over during a low level strafing run in the Chinnampo area, North Korea 15/3/1952; aircraft rolled over onto its back and dived into the ground on a hillside over the Amgak Peninsula. Pilot Lieutenant R.J. Overton, RN, (aged 26) killed.
Formally struck off charge as Cat.ZZ on 31.3.1952
Sources:
1. Hawker Sea Fury By Kev Darling p.85
2. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant et al , Air Britain, 2004 p 395)
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WE
4. http://www.bkva.co.uk/mem1.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2016 19:09 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2020 10:44 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Aug-2020 19:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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