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Date: | 19-JUN-1953 |
Time: | |
Type: |  North American F-86E-6 Sabre |
Owner/operator: | USAF (United States Air Force) |
Registration: | 52-2855 |
C/n / msn: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | 4 miles northeast of Nemsi-dong -
North Korea
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RKSW |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:F-86E-6 52-2855 flown by 1th Lt Allan K. Rudolph(51th FIW, 39th FIS).Reported engine problems, abort mission and turned to south, flames observed and power loss.His wingman followed him into the overcast, but upon breaking into the clear saw no trace of Lieutenant Rudolph or his aircraft.
Extensive aerial search revealed no traces of 1th Lt Rudolph. Allan K. Rudolph declared as MIA.
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.
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-Apr-2011 01:51 |
Daniel Nole |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |