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| Date: | Saturday 12 August 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-3 Panther |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 123068 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kumchon -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Valley Forge (CV-45) |
| USS Valley Forge (CV-45) |
Operated out of USS Valley Forge (CV-45) aircraft carrier. Last seen initiating strafing attack on NK train while under AAA fire - near Kumchon.
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
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