Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, North American F-51 Mustang #383. Capt Nortje and Lt J. Moir were briefed to conduct a bomb line patrol. Arriving over Chorwon at 10000 feet, they flew between Chorwon and Kumwa, to a position just north of the Hwachon reservoir. Here they spotted a light aircraft, which they approached. Capt Nortje identified it as a L-19 of the Republic of Korea Air Force. They then sighted another unidentified aircraft, which turned out to be a US Navy spotter aircraft. Lt Moir turned onto the tail of another aircraft, in an attempt to identify this. It was in fact a US Navy Skyraider, and unfortunately the other members of the Skyraider's flight, unable to identify him clearly as friendly, assumed his intentions to be hostile and Lt Moir was attacked and shot down by another of the Skyraiders. |
