ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 84850
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 August 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F.8 |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A77-721 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 miles NW of Anju, Kunson -
 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 |
Ex-RAF Meteor F.8 WA954; Delivered 17/02/51. Served in Korea with 77 Sqn. Shot down by gunfire of a Mig-15 in approx 20 miles Northwest of Anju, Kunson area, North Korea 25/08/51. Aircraft was one of 8 Meteors conducting a fighter sweep in the Chongju area in conjunction with 26 USAF F-86 Sabres. According to the Squadron Operations Book:
"...Section encountered enemy aircraft (MIG-15). During an attack A77-616 received hit in port aileron and main fuel tank punctured. Shots were fired at the enemy aircraft with unobserved results. A77-721 was missing when aircraft levelling off from an attack. A parachute was observed opening. Section re-turned to base reporting to area control en route. On the return an unidentified aircraft was seen to crash approximately thirty miles south/west of KIMPO. Aircraft did not have enough fuel to investigate, but reported the sighting to KIMPO tower"
The pilot, Warrant Officer Ronald D. Guthrie, ejected at a height of 8,707 metres, an unofficial record at the time, and he was the first RAAF pilot to eject from an aircraft under active service and only the second-ever from an RAAF Aircraft. The parachute descent took 28 minutes. Warrant Officer Guthrie was captured by North Korean Ground Force and taken as a POW.
The only injuries sustained in the ejection were slight bruising to the legs.He was also the first RAAF pilot to eject in combat since World War II.Warrant Officer Ron Guthrie was promoted Flying Officer while in captivity, and was repatriated on 3/9/53 - the 5th of the first six RAAF pilots to be released.
NOTE: The aircraft on display in the Queensland Air Museum painted as A77-721 is really an ex-RAF Meteor WA880 and NOT the actual airframe involved.
Sources:
1. http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/2a77.shtml
3. https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/meteor/A77-721.html
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.koreanwaronline.com/history/oz/77/MK8OPS.htmej]
5. http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?75578-meteor-tailplane-hazard&p=1177678#post1177678
6. http://web.archive.org/web/20170413030012/http://airpower.airforce.gov.au/HistoryRecord/HistoryRecordDetail.aspx?rid=554
7. https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2017/02/21/martin-baker-and-warrant-officer-ron-guthrie/ .
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-2012 14:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2013 14:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 22-May-2017 17:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2017 17:50 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2018 09:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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