I wish they’d upload the entire footage from each camera. Sick to death of getting afew measly seconds 😡

……you can please some of the people some of the time….

IIRC there are photos on display at FAAM of the remains being extracted from its resting place. I’ll try and have a look on Wednesday.

QP

Are you gaining your information from a properly-reseaarched source or from the internet?

On 5.1.53 VX640 [no known code] of 802 NAS had to forced land on the beach at Paengyong-do. On the same date WE689 (‘159/R’) also of 801 Sqn crashed during the search for ‘Pug’ Mather who had earlier baled out of WF626 (‘160/R’). A second aircraft, for which we have no identity yet, also crashed -this time in a village – during this search and the pilot was killed.

As I think I stated before, the details for ALL known Sea Fury crashes are in our book (see above) and include names, so it’s not a secret. The only aircraft to fit the bill for the photograph of ‘159/R’ is VX636; all other aircraft are accounted for, and the codes have been checked from numerous sources.

Lee

There is a much better, more reliable printed reference source out there than the internet, you know. Gives full details where known, including pilots names….. 😎

VX641, VX662 and VX674 can all be discounted; they’re all with the wrong unit! The code ‘159/R’ was allocated to 801 Squadron on board HMS Glory at this time. The code is clearly visible on the fuselage and the last two digits repeated on the undercarriage doors. The large ‘R’ can be made out on the tailfin.

It could be VX636; certainly it looks to be the only one which fits. Glory was not on station in Korea at this point (didn’t take over from Ocean until 8.11.52) and so, although the series of photos appears in John Lansdown’s book “With the Carriers in Korea” (pgs 353-353) there is no specific reference to the incident to help with further identification.

That is shameful. Many years ago he was approached by FAAM with a view to photocopying his logbooks for the archives. He declined, stating that the originals would come their way in the fullness of time.

Seems not, now.

There are some entries I’d dearly love to check. Indeed I wrote to him on that very subject late in 2010 but it seems it was too late by then anyway.

Spiffing!

Lee, I’m ashamed of you. According to YOUR book ZA134 was:
at 819 Sqn (‘702-PW’) by 22.2.90; AMG Culdrose 4.9.92.

Quite correct. For some reason I focussed on the “Gannet” part and went for Gannet SAR Flt.

See, if he’d bought the book in the first place he’d have found that out anyway!:rolleyes: