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| Date: | Friday 19 January 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-51D Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A68-772 |
| MSN: | 124-44582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Taedong River SW of Pyongyang -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Hit by ground fire, caught fire, and crash-landed on an island in the Taedong River, SW of Pyongyang. The engine began to fail and the aircraft was force landed behind enemy lines. The pilot, Flt.Lt Gordon R Harvey, was taken as a POW.
Written off 05/02/51: recovery could not be made, as the crash location was in enemy-held terrortory
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a68.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2011 01:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jan-2012 07:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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