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| Date: | Sunday 2 September 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 49-1258 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Chongchon River-six miles off the coast -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RKSS |
Shot down by MiG. Pilot 1th Lieutenant Laurence C. Layton bailed out, six miles off the coast. Rescued by unknown boat, then, pilot status MIA. SAR effort with negative results.
Sources:
http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/1949.html
http://www.nationalalliance.org/korea/korea07.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2011 15:50 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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