ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88501
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 09-JUL-1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-15 |
| Operator: | People's Liberation Army Air Force - PLAAF |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | None |
| Location: | Near Anju -
 North Korea
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ZYDD |
Overclaim. Capt Milton E.Nelson(4th FIW, 335th FIS)claimed a MiG this day. Only one MiG-15 of the PLAAF 4th FAD, 12th Regiment was loss this day and is credited to B-29 defensive fire( Sgt Gus C. Opfer-Gunner).
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)
L.Krylov, Y.Tepsurkaev, I Seidov, A.German, Gordon and Rigmant,B.Cull, D.Newton, W.Thompson,X.Zhang,N.Sutyagin,Y. Pepelyayev,S.Kramarenko.
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 27-Apr-2011 11:15 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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