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Lt H.G. Krohn was a member of a flight tasked with rail interdiction. On take off, Lt Krohn aborted due to a fault with his radiator, and was delayed 10 minutes, the rest of his flight continuing without him. After his…

2Lt M.O. Grunder was leading a flight of four Mustangs to cut rail and other supply routes. After completing the primary sortie, they headed south, and over Youndong 2Lt Grunder spotted something on the ground, in a woo…

On a 64 aircraft raid against Pyongyang, 2Lt C.L. de Jong was flying in the No.2 position behind his flight leader, 2Lt Earp, with Lt van den Bos and 2Lt Marchand in the No.3 and No.4 positions respectively. During thei…

Lt A.G. Frisby was leading a flight of four Mustangs on an armed reconnaissance just north of Hanpo-ri. The flight had reached a position roughly four miles north-west of Sibyon-ni, when Lt Frisby reported that he had b…

In memory of Minnie In late 1981, at Umathiya, various Infantry School companies were undergoing the normal strict Infantry School evaluation prior to being deployed in an operation that we were being prepared for. It t…

Capt Nortje and Lt J. Moir were briefed to conduct a bomb line patrol. Arriving over Chorwon at 10000 feet, they flew between Chorwon and Kumwa, to a position just north of the Hwachon reservoir. Here they spotted a lig…

Lt T.C. Scott was the leader of a flight that were tasked to attack targets east of Kaesong. On arrival in the target area, Lt Scott experienced difficulties with his radio, and handed over the lead to his No.3, Lt Sing…

Lt G.J. Baransky was a member of a Rescue Flight, led by USAF 1Lt Stapley, on standby over Cho-Do Island. They were supplying a combat air patrol (CAP) for a pilot who had baled out. This pilot asked Stapley to move fur…

Capt Leathers, with 2Lt J.N. Lellyet as his No.2, was leading four aircraft on a training flight, a simulated interdiction strike on a rail bridge over a river. They arrived over the designated area at 10500 feet, and c…

Capt A. Janse van Rensburg was the leader of a flight armed with VT fused bombs for flak suppression. After encountering little flak at their primary target, he led the flight to a village south-east of Suan, that was b…

A flight of four Mustangs, led by Lt Pretorius, conducted a rail interdiction mission in the YD area. After attacking their primary target successfully, they proceeded to a village north-east of Sibyon-ni, which they at…

2Lt Joyce was flying as No.2 to Lt Pretorius, on a rail interdiction mission. About 20 miles north of the bomb line the No.3, Lt Beamish, reported that he had a coolant leak and he and the No.4 Mustang were ordered to r…

Lt F.A. Montanari was leader of a flight of four Mustangs conducting an armed reconnaissance from Inchon to Majon-ni. While flying above cloud, he informed his flight that he was going below to have a closer look at a r…

Lt N.Biden was a member of a flight detailed to attack an artillery position in the 'Punchbowl' area. His aircraft failed to pull out of it's dive during the napalm attack, and crashed into the ground and burst into fla…

T/Capt F.M. Bekker, together with Lt R.M. du Plooy, and 2Lts M.I.B. Halley and D.A.R Green, was tasked to conduct a weather reconnaissance of the West Coast of North Korea. They proceeded up the Han Gang River at about…

T/Capt F.M. Bekker, together with Lt R.M. du Plooy, and 2Lts M.I.B. Halley and D.A.R Green, was tasked to conduct a weather reconnaissance of the West Coast of North Korea. They proceeded up the Han Gang River at about…

Four aircraft piloted by Capt J.F.O. Davis, Maj Blaauw, and Lts Cooke and McDonald were on a close support mission, their target being enemy troops in a valley near Yangdogwoni-ni, between the Han and Pukham Rivers. A m…

Capt W.J.J. Badenhorst, together with Lt Paterson and 2Lt Ansell, were conducting an armed reconnaissance north of Sinanju, Lt Richter of their patrol having already turned back due to engine trouble. The three remainin…

Lt D.A. Ruiter, with Lt M. Rorke as his No.2 were on a mission when Lt Ruiter reported that his engine temperature was fluctuating, and got Lt Rorke to investigate. He found that the coolant shutter was open, and Lt Rui…

Lts W.E. St E. Wilson, Frost, Gow and de la Harpe were conducting an armed reconnaissance of road routes from Wonsan through Hamhung, terminating at the Chosin reservoir. After arriving over Wonsan, Lt Wilson informed L…

At 13H00 on the 15th February 1951, Lt Doveton and Lt McKellar took off from their airfield at K-10, Chinhae, to conduct an armed reconnaissance mission in the vicinity of Kaesong-Haeju-Sariwon. After attacking a few di…

On 7 February 1951, 2Lt D.R. Leah was flying one of four Mustangs, led by Commandant S. Theron, on a reconnaissance of the Wonsan-Hamhung area, on the east coast of North Korea. After expending their bombs on a supply d…

Cpl. Koorts was my platoon seargent when I was busy with Basics at 8SAI in Upington in 1988. Later in 1988, Koorts was posted to the operational area and was patrolling near Cuito Cuanavale. They were attacked one after…

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