ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 86534
Last updated: 15 June 2019
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| Date: | 27-JUL-1953 |
| Time: | 21:45 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed RF-80A Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | 67th TRW, 45th TRS,USAF (67th TRW, 45th TRS,United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | 44-85489 |
| C/n / msn: | 080-1512 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Yalu River, near Taechon AB -
 North Korea
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
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. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_6.htm]l
3. http://koreanwarpowmia.net/Missing/MIA_IND.asp?SERV_NO=AO-756701
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2014 04:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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