wrew ROYAL AIR FORCE CASUALTIES DURING THE KOREAN WAR “WE WILL REMEMBER THEM” Royal Air Force Sunderland Squadrons! 1 was flying from Iwakuni, the RAF ~ Sunderland base near Yokohama in Japan, to Hong Kong, The aircraf, which was cartyiug Sewatien ‘Eounderew as passengers in addition to its RAF aircrew, crashed in bad weather sito" Mount 55153 Flight Lieutenant D R Hobdey 1796187 Pilot Officer R E Baker 1602214 Flight Sergeant P E T Brooks 567507 Flight Sergeant R F Hodge 1605668 Sergeant A J Carpenter 1370600 Sergeant W Thompson 1477461 Senior Aircraftanan R C Curtis 3503570 Senior Airerafiman A J Kent 3504073 Leading Aircraftman E A Cooper 3502434 Leading Aircraftman W C Dauris 2453107 Leading Aircraftman J Gracie 4028438 Leading Aircraftman D E Humphreys 4008769 Leading Aircraftman P C Mcallister 4010962 Leading Aircraftman J $ Olley 5 ‘was night and the winds were very strong. The aweraf stood off at baker eae ee abate, However, shortage of fuel meant that it eventually had to land on the stormy sea. The amegas fapsized and four of the crew were killed. They ae buried in the Yokohama Briish Cemetery ik Japan (Plot D Row B Graves | to 4), The casualties were (607036 Flight Lieutenant M C B Mitchell - 523393 Master Signaller J Scott / 1652872 Flight Sergeant RC Haines’ 1892115 Sergeant FL Milleate Royal Air Force Pilots attached to No 77 (RAAF) Squadron Some 32 RAF pilots were atached to No 77 (RAAF) Squadron for flying duties on Meteor F Mk 8 Sighter aireraft Six pilots were killed on operational lying with the Squadron. The casvalvice were 2 S: ‘Name Date of Death es 30 ea Cruickshank - 2Osebe St 35044358 Flying Officer G P Dolltle ” 17 May 1953 3500470 Flying Officer R L James 7 April 1983 607156 Flying Officer A J Rosser / 28 March 1983 1804890 Sergeant RL R Lamb” 22 August 1951 Of these pilots, only Sergeant Lamb has a known grave. He is buried in the United Nations Memorial ijed Cemetery at Pusan (Plot 24 Row 9 Grave 1794) The others are remembered on the Commonwealth Memorial in the Commonwealth sector of the United Nations Memorial Cemetery at Pusan, The reported? circumstances of their loss are shown below: | Flying Officer Cruickshank was shot down by a Mig-15, He was seen to bale out but his parachute failed to open. He fell into the sea | [bine Officer G P Dolittle was shot down by anti-aircrat fire during a ground attack | mission at the village of Hagja. | Flying Officer James was shot down by anti-aircraft fire during.a ground attack mission {ving Officer Rosser was on a ‘vehicle alert’ mission just north of the bombline. He dived down to investigate a target and, on pulling out, Hew into a hill, He may have Lees hit by andi-aircraft fire but there is no confirmation of this, is returning from a 12-aircraft fighter sweep when, during a change of 1, a collision occurred with anot Meteor flown an RAAF pilot. Both pilots Were ile.” asa a Royal Air Force Navigator attached to the Fleet Air Arm ) There was one RAF casualty who we This was 154035 Flighty "| (Eiettenane DW Guy Whowas killed on 13 March 1951 | a light fleet carrier, at the time of his death. He was flying in a | fielly aucrafi of No 810 Squadron as part of the two-man crew on a bombing mission against enemy { _ Royal Air Force Pilots attached to the United States Air Force Some 41 pilots were attached to the United States Air Force for flying duties. Most of the attachments were to the 4th and 51st Fighter Interceptor Wings, flying F-86 Sabre fighters. Four pilots were killed on operational flying duties. The casualties were: Name Date of Death 5 122337 Wing Commander J R Baldwin DSO* DFC* AFC 15 March 1952 $2935 Squadion Leader G $ Hulse DFC 13 March 1953 158781 Flight Lieutenant D F W Hinton DEC 2 January 1952 3039097 Flight Lieutenant J E Y King 4 June 1953 The (bodies of these pilots were not recovered. They are remembered on the Commonwealth Memorial in the Commonwealth sector of the United Nations Memorial Cemetery at Pusan, ‘The reported circumstances of their losst are shown below: ‘Wing Commander Baldwin had led a team of four pilots fom the RAF Central Fighter 22 | Establishment on attachment to the USAF in Korea, He flew with the 16th Fighter Interceptor \ Sauadron of the Sst Fighter Interceptor Wing. He was a very experienced fighter pilot with an impressive record of victories in World War II He was flying a weather reconnaissance ‘mussion and was seen to enter cloud. He was not seen again and there were no calls from him 1, Squadron Leader Hulse was on attachment to the 336th Fighter Interceptor Squadron of the ‘th Fighter Interceptor Wing. He was in air combat with a Mig-15 when he overshot the enemy aircrafi and was shot down. He was seen to eject but his parachute was not seen to open. An extensive search was carried out but without success. Flight Lieutenant D F W Hinton was on attachment to a USAF F84 unit. While over the Sunan-Pyongyan area his aircraft caught fire and he baled out. The other members of the formation saw two objects leave the aircraft and presumed they were the ejector seat and Hinton, However, they did not see the parachute deploy. {iis observed by Chinese ground forces diving into the ground. The reasons for leaving the formation remain a mystery and he was lost over enemy territory. | No 1903 RAF Air Observation Post Flight 4 | x0 1905 aor Flight few Auster aircraft and.was primarily involved in artillery spotting for the | Commonwealth Brigade in Korea. The pilots were Army officers and the ground personnel were a was an engine | mechanic with special responsibility for an ai an Army Captain. LAC Goodfield was | bared is the Commonwealth sector of the United Nations Memorial Cemetery at Pusan (Plot 39 Row 10 Grave 3429), Summary {no summary, there was a total of 30 RAF casualties during the Korean War as follows —— —_ Squadron ow 1 Attachment to Fleet Air Arm le Attachments to USAF 4 No 1903 RAF AOP Flight : a1 78 Compare ts be page 9 ia | Ofthis total. 24 are remembered on on the Commonwealth Memorial in the Commonwealth sector of the United Nations Memorial Cemetery at Pusan and six have Service graves - four in Yokohenn and ' pwo in Pusan, Notes 1 Details of the circumstances of loss taken from HQPTC/133157/3/1 /DDPM3(RAF) dated / 25/4/1995 3