ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17982
Last updated: 25 March 2020
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| Date: | 07-MAY-1953 |
| Time: | 06:00 UTC+9 |
| Type: |  Auster AOP Mk 6 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | VF613 |
| C/n / msn: | 2554 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Korea -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fort George |
| Fort George |
Shot down by AAA whilst on a morning patrol, rendering the aircraft uncontrollable. Both Pilot (Serg John Cameron) and Observer parachuted out of the aircraft and were subsequently captured by North Korean/Chinese troops and held as POWs until Armistice.
Sources:
Extra details from 1913 LLF, RAF news letter for May 1953. Personal links between above pilot and informant.
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p25.htm
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2449
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Jun-2009 03:21 | m330cameron | Updated |
| 18-Jan-2012 15:34 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 08-Mar-2013 15:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2013 14:02 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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