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| Date: | Monday 20 August 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 49-552 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hwang-ju -
 North Korea
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Attached to 51st Ftr-Int Gp. One of four F-80Cs on combat mission, conducted dive bombing mission, exploded in mid-air, disintegrated over Hwang-ju area, no egress noted.
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
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