WING COMMANDER R. T. SUSANS DSO DFC, COMMANDING OFFICER OF NO 77 SQUADRON RAAF, MAKES THE FIRST ...

Place Asia: Korea, Pakchon
Accession Number 148903
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Place made Korea: Chaeryong
Date made February 1952
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
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Description

WING COMMANDER R. T. SUSANS DSO DFC, COMMANDING OFFICER OF NO 77 SQUADRON RAAF, MAKES THE FIRST OPERATIONAL USE OF THE RAAF NAPALM ROCKET, THE "FLAMING ONION". FOUR GLOSTER METEOR MK 8 AIRCRAFT LED BY SUSANS MADE THE ATTACK WHICH WAS PHOTOGRAPHED BY MAJOR RUFFIN GRAY, US AIR FORCE, FLYING A LOCKHEED F80 AIRCRAFT FROM THE 67TH TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE WING.