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| Date: | Wednesday 14 May 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 |
| Owner/operator: | 802 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WE793 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Amgak Peninsula, near the Taedong Rivermouth -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Ocean, at sea off Korea |
Written off (destroyed) 14/5/1951: Believe to have been hit by anti-aircraft fire while commencing an attack on enemy artillery positions. Spun in and exploded on impact, West of Yonan, Amgak Peninsula, near the Taedong River mouth, South Korea
Crew:
Lt Kenneth MacDONALD (pilot) RN, missing, presumed killed in action.
Sources:
1. http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
2. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1952.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WE
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2013 01:13 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-May-2013 05:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Feb-2014 19:49 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 26-Mar-2014 19:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 25-May-2014 06:38 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Mar-2015 10:36 | Siczak | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Aug-2020 23:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Aug-2020 23:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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