Post by corsair67 on Jan 28, 2006 22:13:05 GMT 12
The photo below of Sgt. Vance Drummond (from Hamilton) was taken in Korea while serving as a Meteor pilot with 77SQN.
He was shot down by a MiG-15 on 1 Dec 1951 near Pyongyang, and after managing to sucessfully eject from his damaged Meteor, he ended up spending the rest of the war as a PoW of the North Koreans & Chinese.
Below is a picture of the official telegram the Drummond family recieved to advise them of Vance's capture by the North Koreans.
He later served in the Vietnam, flying as a Forward Air Controller with the US Air Force. During the Vietnam War, he received the DFC, DFC (US), Air Medal (US), Bronze Star (US) and the Cross of Gallantry (South Vietnam).
After returning to Australia, Wing Commander Drummond was killed when his Mirage aircraft (A3-77) crashed into the sea near Newcastle on 17 May 1967.
He was shot down by a MiG-15 on 1 Dec 1951 near Pyongyang, and after managing to sucessfully eject from his damaged Meteor, he ended up spending the rest of the war as a PoW of the North Koreans & Chinese.
Below is a picture of the official telegram the Drummond family recieved to advise them of Vance's capture by the North Koreans.
He later served in the Vietnam, flying as a Forward Air Controller with the US Air Force. During the Vietnam War, he received the DFC, DFC (US), Air Medal (US), Bronze Star (US) and the Cross of Gallantry (South Vietnam).
After returning to Australia, Wing Commander Drummond was killed when his Mirage aircraft (A3-77) crashed into the sea near Newcastle on 17 May 1967.
