ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121851
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 June 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-15bis |
| Owner/operator: | People's Liberation Army Air Force - PLAAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Over Unbong-dong -
 North Korea
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ZYDD |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
MiG-15bis of the PLAAF shot down over Unbong-dong by the F-86F of Maj Vermont Garrison(4th FIW 335th FIS). That was the 9th MiG kill of Garrison in the Korean War. Jun 30, 1953 was also, after the USAF, a record day , Sabres set a new record by destroying 16 MiGs in a single day. Soviet losses for the day was only a MiG of the 224th IAP 32th IAD, the pilot bailed out. PLAAF admitted losses, unknown.
Sources:
L.Krylov, Y.Tepsurkaev, I Seidov, A.German, Gordon and Rigmant,B.Cull, D.Newton, W.Thompson,L.Davis,X.Zhang,V.Zabelin,M.Mikhin.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Apr-2011 01:25 | Daniel Nole | Added |
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