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| Date: | Monday 23 April 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 49-597 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 mi SSW of Kumhwa -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Attached to 51st Ftr-Int Gp. Hit by AAA, tumbled to earth and crashed 10 mi NE of Chokhyongdong, 8 mi SSW of Kumhwa, SAR effort negative.
CAPT CORNELIUS ELLIOTT SCOTT was the pilot of a F-80C number 49-597 Shooting Star fighter interceptor with the 16th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 51st Fighter-Interceptor Group. On April 23, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, crashed and burst into flames 10 miles northeast of Chokhyongdong and 8 miles southwest of Kumhwa, Korea.
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2019 17:33 | Cornelius Strong | Updated [Country, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Nov-2019 17:34 | harro | Updated [Location, Country, ] |
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