Accident Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 WE793,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 85654
 
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Date:Wednesday 14 May 1952
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic FURY model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Sea Fury FB.11
Owner/operator:802 Sqn FAA RN
Registration: WE793
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Amgak Peninsula, near the Taedong Rivermouth -   North Korea
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:HMS Ocean, at sea off Korea
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) 14/5/1951: Believe to have been hit by anti-aircraft fire while commencing an attack on enemy artillery positions. Spun in and exploded on impact, West of Yonan, Amgak Peninsula, near the Taedong River mouth, South Korea

Crew:
Lt Kenneth MacDONALD (pilot) RN, missing, presumed killed in action.

Sources:

1. http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
2. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1952.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WE

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-May-2013 01:13 angels one five Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
09-May-2013 05:25 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative]
04-Feb-2014 19:49 angels one five Updated [Operator]
26-Mar-2014 19:15 Nepa Updated [Operator]
25-May-2014 06:38 angels one five Updated [Operator]
22-Mar-2015 10:36 Siczak Updated [Operator, Narrative]
20-Aug-2020 23:12 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Registration, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
20-Aug-2020 23:12 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type]

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