ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 85741
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| Date: | Monday 9 June 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A77-911 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hwangju County, North Hwanghae province -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Base K-14, Kimpo, South Korea |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8 A77-911 (ex-RAF WA946). First flown 2/12/50. Delivered to RAAF 21/02/51. Served in Korea with 77 Sqn. Meteor F.Mk.8 A77-911 was responsible for shooting down two enemy aircraft on 02/11/51 and 01/12/51. Lost on Ground Attack Mission during strafing run, Hwangju County, a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea, 09/06/52. Crew; Flight Lieutenant John Leonard Surman O32537.
Meteor A77-911 was Struck Off Charge 08/07/52. Flight Lieutenant Surman's body was never recovered, and he was posted as (officially) "Missing In Action" and not "Killed In Action" (KIA) since the lack of a body means that death in active service could not be proved.
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com/2a77.shtml
2. https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/meteor/korea_77sqn.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hwangju_County
4. http://aces.safarikovi.org/victories/australia-ko.html
5. https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/617514
6. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1714821
7. https://www.raafansw.org.au/docPDF/77_SQN._MARCH_NEWSLETTER_-__2017.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2020 02:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2020 08:50 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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