Incident MiG-15bis ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121858
 
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Date:Sunday 17 May 1953
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG15 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
MiG-15bis
Owner/operator:People's Liberation Army Air Force - PLAAF
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Over Yalu River -   North Korea
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:ZYDD
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
MiG-15bis of the PLAAF shot down by the F-86F of Maj Vermont Garrison(4th FIW 335th FIS)over the Yalu River.
That was the third MiG kill of Garrison in Korea.

Sources:

L.Krylov, Y.Tepsurkaev, I Seidov, A.German, Gordon and Rigmant,B.Cull, D.Newton, W.Thompson,L.Davis,X.Zhang.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Apr-2011 01:25 Daniel Nole Added

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