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| Date: | Sunday 20 August 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F Panther |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 123447 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sariwon -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) |
| USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) |
Operated out of USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) aircraft carrier. Crashed and burned while on combat mission near Sariwon, Korea. According to the Philippine Sea's operations report from the period August 4-September 6, 1950, a pilot by the name and rank of Ens. C. L. Smith(?) was lost in an operation over North Korea on August 20, 1950. This have been the pilot of this Panther lost on the same date.
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/action-reports/Korean%2520War%2520-%2520Carrier%2520Combat/PDF%2527s/cv47-as50.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjLnvDn9rGGAxX3KFkFHXoPCpoQFnoECBYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3lUHj2TWOpgJYyATmI2gxL
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2024 08:39 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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