http://www.chosunonline.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/10/05/2013100500569.html

4 October 2013:
F-4E.
17th FW, ROKAF.

By trailer truck, retired F-4E moved to ROKAF Academy.

] Japanese constitution forbids export of any arms.

Retired SDF arms can be demilitarised and exported, such as Mitsubishi F-104J/DJ that went to Taiwan, via USA.

A more recent example:

23 August 2013:
12 OH-6D.
Former JGSDF.

A company in Toyama Prefecture recently bought 12 JGSDF retired OH-6D.
The company did not comply with the agreement, and did not disassemble or scrap the helicopters, before it sold them to companies in Australia, New Zealand, others.
IFF, radio, and weapons were removed from the helicopters, so the sales did not break the laws against exporting weapons.

http://news.tbs.co.jp/20130823/newseye/tbs_newseye2007177.html

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2013/09/26/88/0301000000AEN20130926007600315F.html

F-5 fighter crashes in central S. Korea, pilot safely ejects

2013/09/26

The 32-year-old Air Force captain, only identified by his surname Lee, ejected from the jet after he was unable to make an emergency landing when the nose of the plane rapidly pointed upwards, it said.

Last week, I was on-line researching RAF accidents that happened here in Hong Kong. 8b

] Auster AOP 9

] WE557 SOC 20/10/65

http://rhkaaf.com/the-aircraft/aircraft-registrations.html

This source has a “WF557” on this date?
I guess “WE557” is correct?

] HKG-7: ex-RAF XN408 TOC 7/10/1965. Written off
] 16/10/1967: damaged beyond repair when crashed at
] Shek Kong. However, later sold to USA, became
] N408XN; pres. Florida Air Museum, Lakeland

Apparently, XN408 cannibalised WZ731 and XN410.

http://rhkaaf.com/the-aircraft/aircraft-registrations.html
http://www.worldairforces.com/countries/hongkong/HKGaircraft.html

‘Crashed at Shek Kong (Denis Moyes).
Sold to E.J. Gothard (USA) in 1971.
Rebuilt in 1981 using fuselage from XN408, wings from WZ731 and rudder from XN410.
Registration number N408XN.’

] HKG-9: ex-RAF XN410 TOC 3/1/1967 Written off 8/2/1970

http://rhkaaf.com/the-aircraft/aircraft-registrations.html
http://rhkaaf.com/the-people/in-memoriam.html

These sources have the date as 2 August 1970.

BTW, no one seems to mention “XK420”?

25 July 1963:
Taylorcraft Auster AOP.9.
XK420.
20 Recce Flight, RAF.

‘Caught by a down draught when crossing a ridge after an all up weight take off.
It crashed one mile WNW of Tai Mo Shan [Mountain], Hong Kong, after the engine stalled when the pilot was attempting to regain control.
The pilot and both passengers were killed.’

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=18119
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm

BTW^2, no one seems to mention “WZ719”, “WZ720”, “XN411”?

1 September 1962:
Auster AOP.9 x 3.
WZ719.
WZ720.
XN411.
20 Recce Flight, RAF.

‘All were damaged beyond repair during the destruction of Sha Tin Base, Hong Kong, by Typhoon Wanda.’

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=18107
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm

BTW^3, no one seems to mention “TW626”?

16 November 1953:
Taylorcraft Auster AOP.6.
TW626. C/N 2484.
1903 Flight, RAF.

Two crew OK.

‘Written off (damaged beyond repair) 16.11.1953: blown off airstrip into a ditch on landing at Fort George, Hong Kong.’

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=18071

http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/806993.shtml#.Uh2wGX9Jt6w

Two S. Korean pilots killed in jet trainer crash

Xinhua | 2013-8-28 15:32:55

A South Korean jet trainer crashed on August 28 in the country’s southwestern city of [Gwang Ju], killing two pilots aboard, Yonhap News Agency reported.

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=07-015&distinct_entry=true&page=1&page_limit=15&sid=7d7c17b1b8272b143e50a3b710ce2535&sort_order=year+desc&thumbnails=

Korea Aerospace T-50 Golden Eagle

07-015 (c/n KA-015)