Incident North American F-86F-1 Sabre 51-2852,
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Date:Tuesday 7 April 1953
Time:17:35
Type:Silhouette image of generic F86 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-86F-1 Sabre
Owner/operator:USAF
Registration: 51-2852
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Fengcheng County-Level City, Dandong, Liaoning Province -   China
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RKSW
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Attached to 51st Ftr-Int Gp. Shot down by Chinese MiG pilot Decai HAN. The Sabre Pilot Capt Harold E. Fischer became POW. Repatriation May 31, 1955.

Sources:

http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/confirmation-of-han-decai-claims.t6963/
https://news.bjd.com.cn/2023/07/04/10484483.shtml

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Apr-2011 14:49 Daniel Nole Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]
11-Dec-2018 20:37 Noman88 Updated [Source, Narrative]
11-Jul-2020 13:40 TB Updated [Location]
30-Aug-2023 08:45 RDV Updated [[Location]]

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