Accident North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre 49-1258,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59433
 
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Date:Sunday 2 September 1951
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F86 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre
Owner/operator:USAF
Registration: 49-1258
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Chongchon River-six miles off the coast -   North Korea
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RKSS
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Shot down by MiG. Pilot 1th Lieutenant Laurence C. Layton bailed out, six miles off the coast. Rescued by unknown boat, then, pilot status MIA. SAR effort with negative results.

Sources:

http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/1949.html
http://www.nationalalliance.org/korea/korea07.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Apr-2011 15:50 Daniel Nole Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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