ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88790
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| Date: | 02-SEP-1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-15bis |
| Operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | None |
| Location: | Area Sinuiju-Sonchon-Anju -
 North Korea
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tantung-kao |
| Tatung-kao |
Overclaim.Capt Ralph D.Gibson(4th FIW, 335th FIS)claims this day one MiG shot down. USAF claims for the day were for four MiGs(Col.Francis S.Gabreski,Maj Winton W.Marshall,Capt Ralph D.Gibson and Capt Richard S.Johns).Soviet 303th IAD pilots(17th IAP, 18th GIAP and 523th IAP)claims were from six to nine F-86s.Actually losses were 2 MiGs from the 18th GIAP(both pilots KIA)and one F-86 from the 4th FIW, 335th FIS(49-1258), pilot MIA.
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 13:52 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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