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Date: | Friday 19 June 1953 |
Time: | |
Type: | North American F-86F-30 Sabre |
Owner/operator: | USAF |
Registration: | 52-4367 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Central North Korea -
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-86F-30 52-4367 flown by 2th Lt Jimmy L.Escalle(8th FBG, 36th FBS)While performing a low-level reconnaissance of roads in North Korea, Lieutenant Escalle and his wingman sighted several
camouflaged trucks and began a strafing attack. After breaking off the target, Lieutenant Escalle radioed that he was making another attack since he had sighted more vehicles in the area. No further transmissions were recieved from him and efforts to re-establish radio contact proved unavailing. A subsequent aerial search of the area were 2th Lt Lt Escalle was last seen revealed the wreckage of an aircraft but no trace of the pilot, was found. Jimmy L.Escalle declared as MIA.
Possibly F-86 "Damaged" by Han Decai?
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,V.Zabelin.
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/confirmation-of-han-decai-claims.t6963/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-Apr-2011 01:51 |
Daniel Nole |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
11-Dec-2018 20:37 |
Noman88 |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |