ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 86534
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| Date: | Monday 27 July 1953 |
| Time: | 21:45 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed RF-80A Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | 67th TRWg /45th TRSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 44-85489 |
| MSN: | 080-1512 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yalu River, near Taechon Air Base -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Attached to 67th TRW, 45th TRS. Shot down 27 July 1953. Hit by ground fire, fire burned tail off, crashed into the Yalu River, near Taechon AB, North Korea. Pilot - John K "Rusty" Rhodes - presumed MIA/KIA as not seen to eject from his aircraft. As the cease fire, which brought the Korean War to an end, came into force at 22:00 local, Rhodes as the last USAF pilot to be killed in combat in Korea.
Sources:
1. http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/korwald_info_1566.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_6.html
3. http://koreanwarpowmia.net/Missing/MIA_IND.asp?SERV_NO=AO-756701
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2014 04:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2020 08:41 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Operator] |
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