ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 86337
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| Date: | Saturday 25 April 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Sea Fury |
| Owner/operator: | 801 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WJ248 |
| MSN: | 41H-693691 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Choppeki Point -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Glory, off Korean coast |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Operated out of HMS Glory: Possily hit by small arms fire during a dive bombing run on an ammunition dump at Choppeki Point, Korea on 25/4/1953. Aircraft flipped over and flew into the ground. Pilot posted as "MPK" - "Missing Presumed Killed". Pilot was Sub-Lt Walter J.B. Keats, RN
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WJ
http://www.cieldegloire.com/batailles_coree_pertes07.php
http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1953.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2012 19:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2012 13:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2012 13:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2013 08:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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