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| Date: | Tuesday 2 October 1951 |
| Time: | 16:35 |
| Type: |  Lockheed RF-80A Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 45-8472 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Sinanju -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RKSS |
RF-80A 45-8472(67th TRW, 15th TRS)flown by 2th Lt Bruce Sweney in recon mission.Shot down by MiG-15bis of the 17th IAP(303th IAD)flown by Maj G.I.Pulov.2th Lt Bruce Sweney ejected but MIA.
Sources:
L.Krylov, Y.Tepsurkaev, I Seidov, A.German, Gordon and Rigmant,B.Cull, D.Newton, W.Thompson,X.Zhang,Korwald,N.Sutyagin,Y. Pepelyayev,S.Kramarenko.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2011 07:49 | Daniel Nole | Added |
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