G/C Gordon Harvey, DFC, RAAF
RAAF Second World War and Korea, where he flew F-51s until shot down and made PoW.
An obituary has appeared in the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD but I am having difficulty in linking to it. http://tributes.smh.com.au/obituarie...?pid=185593291 |
Re: G/C Gordon Harvey, DFC, RAAF
Timelines - Obituaries
Pilot survived Korean War as prisoner Damien Murphy 1,033 words 26 July 2017 The Sydney Morning Herald SMHH First 22 English © 2017 Copyright John Fairfax Holdings Limited. In the absence of an Internet Link, a brief "fair use" excerpt intended to identify the subject of this piece follows: joined the RAAF as a 19-year-old after Japan had entered World War II. He soon displayed a talent for flying and quickly became an instructor. He went into battle towards war's end and served 15 months in Japan with the occupation forces. When the Korean War broke out, he had just began a second tour with No. 77 Squadron in October 1949 and went into action from its Japanese base at Iwakuni. The squadron had at first escorted USAF B-29 bombers but soon switched to ground attacks. The low-flying sorties were demanding and dangerous and took a steady toll on aircraft and pilots but Harvey's luck held and after seven months he was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross, as well as two American decorations, the US DFC and the US Air Medal. When he took off to attack Pyongyang on January 19, 1951, it was his 84th combat mission. |
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