A. G. 'Bob' FRISBY, Lieutenant, SAAFKilled in Action, Korea, 22 June, 1951 |
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A. G. 'Bob' FRISBY, Lieutenant, SAAFKilled in Action, Korea, 22 June, 1951 |
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Lieutenant Bob Frisby was leader of a flight of four who were
pre-briefed to conduct an armed reconnaissance mission just north of
Hanp'o-ri. |
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His No. 3 was Commandant R. F. Armstrong. Frisby flew at
between 800 ft. and 2500 ft., and he reached a position roughly four
miles NW of Sibyon-ni. Frisby called to say that he had been hit, and
that he was baling out at a height of 1000 ft. west of Sibyon-ni. The
aircraft canopy was seen to fly off and a brown object fell from the
crippled aircraft. No parachute was seen to open and no sign of the
pilot was found during an air search. It would appear the the pilot had
baled out successfully but his parachute failed to open. Armstrong and
another of the pilots, Lt. de Johgh, searched the area thoroughly but
without success. The pilotless aircraft continued to fly, turning left
and gradually losing height until it struck flat ground near a river
where it was demolished upon impact. Armstrong and another flight of
four aircraft returned later and undertook another search for Lt. Frisby
without success.