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| Date: | Friday 30 June 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-80C-10-LO Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | 36th FBSqn /8th FBGp USAF |
| Registration: | 49-603 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles NW of Suwon -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kimpo AB, South Korea |
Attached to 8th Ftr-Bmbr Gp. Hit by AAA during target run, successful bail out 2 mi NW of Suwon. Pilot, 1st Lt. Edwin T. Johnson successfully bailed out 2 miles NW of Suwon
Sources:
1. http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
2. http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/1949.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20120622190520/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-80.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2014 01:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Apr-2020 15:43 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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