Accident Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 WJ245,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 86338
 
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Date:Saturday 25 April 1953
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:801 Sqn FAA RN
Registration: WJ245
MSN: 41H-696749
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Soho Railway Bridge, 12 miles east of Choppeki Point -   North Korea
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:HMS Glory, off Korean coast
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Operated out of HMS Glory: Hit by AAA during attack on a railway bridge in Korea on 25/4/1953, spun in, crashed. Pilot listed as "MPK": "Missing Presumed Killed" - pilot was Lt. John T MacGregor, RN

Sources:

1. http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WJ
3. http://www.cieldegloire.com/batailles_coree_pertes09.php
4. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1953.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Dec-2012 19:22 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Dec-2012 13:35 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Jan-2013 11:13 Nepa Updated [Operator]
20-Aug-2020 23:19 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative]
20-Aug-2020 23:19 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type]

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