(PUSAN, SOUTH KOREA. 1950-08. WING
COMMANDER L. SPENCE, COMMANDING
OFFICER NO. 77 SQUADRON RAAF IN THE
COCKPIT OF HIS MUSTANG AIRCRAFT PRIOR
TO TAKEOFF ON AN OPERATIONAL
MISSION OVER SOUTH KOREA.)
Thursday, April 25, 2013
RAAF in the Korean War
The Meteor caused more problems than it solved. With that, and this being ANZAC day, the RAAF did their part so that today, at least half of Korea is free.
(PUSAN, SOUTH KOREA. 1950-08. WING
COMMANDER L. SPENCE, COMMANDING
OFFICER NO. 77 SQUADRON RAAF IN THE
COCKPIT OF HIS MUSTANG AIRCRAFT PRIOR
TO TAKEOFF ON AN OPERATIONAL
MISSION OVER SOUTH KOREA.)
(PUSAN, SOUTH KOREA. 1950-08. WING
COMMANDER L. SPENCE, COMMANDING
OFFICER NO. 77 SQUADRON RAAF IN THE
COCKPIT OF HIS MUSTANG AIRCRAFT PRIOR
TO TAKEOFF ON AN OPERATIONAL
MISSION OVER SOUTH KOREA.)
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2 comments:
Something highlighted in the link,attrition,40 pilots, and 54 out of 90 Meteors.
Attrition and wear and tear, something not known by the current ADF.
RAF losses Meteor only
1. 150 total losses in 1952
2. 68 lost after running out of fuel
3. 23 lost doing official low level aeros displays
4. 890 lost in total
5. 436 fatal accidents between 1944 and 1986
Basically training RAF was not in Korea
http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/70987-meteor-accident-statistics.html
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