Canberra (not) in Korea

[buffnut453]

In fairness, the RAF didn't have ANY combat aircraft of ANY flavour in Korea, with the exception of a couple of flights of Auster army co-op aircraft (strictly speaking Army Air Corps) plus a wing of Sunderlands operating from Japan.

 

[Dimlee]

Good point.
British officials were disappointed with the Australians and their performance with the Gloster Meteor. The RAF's senior representative in Korea, Air Vice-Marshall Bouchier criticised the RAAF and recommended that the RAF send 12 of "it's very best hand picked jet fighter pilots" to show the Australians how it can be done.
However the RAF's chief, Sir John Slessor demurred, and decided not to get involved in a "rather unpleasant argument" for fear that if the British mission would fail, it would affect RAF Meteor pilots morale back in the UK, not to mention overseas sales of the Meteor.

Was this criticism caused by the losses in the Battle of Sunchon?
RAF pilots served in No.77 Squadron. Good article: StackPath

 

[Wildcat]

Clearly the meteor was outclassed by the Mig-15 - and going by the article posted by Dimlee, the Russians knew it too. Despite Bouchier's criticism of the RAAF, I find it interesting that in this same time frame, the RAF equipped its Germany based fighter squadrons with the F-86.

 

[Zipper730]

Looking at this virtual museum 3D image of the Canberra, the maximum g-load is about 10

https://www.haraldjoergens.com/panoramas/canberra/files/

 

[SaparotRob]

That was a great link. I love the sound of a turbine spooling up.

 

[Admiral Beez]

I believe the Royal Navy supplied a carrier and Sea Furies which carried D-day style stripes so the the yanks wouldn't shoot them.

Fireflies too. Edit, might be only RAN.

**** DONE: 1/72 Fairey Firefly AS5 - Your Favourite Aircraft of All Time GB

 

[buffnut453]

Sea Furies, Seafires and Fireflies were all operated by the RAN over Korea. Dragonfly helicopters for SAR, too.