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Date: | Sunday 12 April 1953 |
Time: | |
Type: | North American F-86F-15 Sabre |
Owner/operator: | USAF |
Registration: | 51-12971 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Over Yellow Sea -
North Korea
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RKSW |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:51th FIW, 39th FIS. Downed by MiGs, bailed out over Yellow Sea, Spec Ops H-19 helo rescue. Pilot 1th Lt Joseph McConnell rescued.
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/ L.Krylov, Y.Tepsurkaev, I Seidov, R.Jackson, A.German, Gordon and Rigmant,B.Cull, D.Newton, W.Thompson, R.Dorr, X.Zhang,Korwald,S.Fedorets.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
31-Jul-2012 08:52 |
Daniel Nole |
Added |