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Date: | Tuesday 16 June 1953 |
Time: | day |
Type: | North American F-86F-30 Sabre |
Owner/operator: | 18th FBGp /12th FBSqn USAF |
Registration: | 52-4582 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near front line -
North Korea
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Osan AFB, near Songtan Stati Pyeongtaek, South Korea (RKSO) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:F-86F-30 Sabre (18th FBG, 12th FBS) flown by 1st Lt Don R. Forbes. Flying lead in four-man flight on armed reconnaissance mission, lost electrical power during bomb run, engine flamed out. North Korean sources claimed shot down by ground fire (flak/AAA) crash landed near friendly lines in territory held at the time by South Korean forces. Pilot - 1st Lt Don R. Forbes - rescued. Aircraft written off due to crash damage sustained in emergency landing.
Sources:
1. L.Krylov, Y.Tepsurkaev, I Seidov, A.German, Gordon and Rigmant,B.Cull, D.Newton, W.Thompson,X.Zhang,Korwald,V.Zabelin,M.Mikhin.
2. Red Devils over the Yalu: A Chronicle of Soviet Aerial Operations in the Korean WAr 1950-53 p 531 By Igor Seidov, Stuart Britton
3.
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/f86f-sabre_524305-525530.html 4.
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1952.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Apr-2011 13:28 |
Daniel Nole |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
31-Jan-2020 18:57 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
09-Apr-2020 19:23 |
Reno Raines |
Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |