ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88465
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| Date: | Saturday 21 April 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-9 |
| Owner/operator: | Democratic People's Republic of Korea Air Force - DP |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
The Yakovlev Yak-9 was shot down by a USMC Vought F4U-4 Corsair (pilot: Philip C. DeLong).
Sources:
Air War Korea 1950-1953 / Robert Jackson, 1998
U.S. Air-to-Air Victories during the Korean War / ACIG Korean War Team - http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_307.shtml
Fighter Combat over Korea Part 2: Jet Aces (In: Wings of Fame Vol.2, 1996)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive |
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