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Date: | Tuesday 16 June 1953 |
Time: | 09:27 |
Type: | North American F-86E-10 Sabre |
Owner/operator: | USAF |
Registration: | 51-2832 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 6 mi SE of Cholsan -
North Korea
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RKSW |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:F-86E-6 51-2832 (51th FIW, 25th FIS)flown by Maj John C. Giraudo, was shot down by AAA 6 mi SE of Cholsan.Giraudo ejected and was POW. Sometimes also mentioned as shot down by MiG, but dubious, MiGs combats of that day were reported in the afternoon.
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/ L.Krylov, Y.Tepsurkaev, I Seidov, A.German, Gordon and Rigmant,B.Cull, D.Newton, W.Thompson,X.Zhang,Korwald,V.Zabelin,M.Mikhin.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Apr-2011 10:01 |
Daniel Nole |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |