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| Date: | Thursday 24 December 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American F-86F Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | 336th FISqn /4th FIWg USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea of Japan -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USAF Base K-14, Seoul/Kimpo, South Korea(RKSS) |
F-86F Sabre, 336th FIS, 4th FIW, United States Air Force (USAF) flown by 2nd Lt Norman Harold Halterman. (Service Number AO-2225937) MIA (presumed KIA) over the Sea of Japan off the coast of North Korea, as a result of an aircraft accident 24 December 1953.
Sources:
1. https://www.koreanwar.org/html/36583/korean-war-project-virginia-ao2225937-2lt-norman-harold-halterman
2. https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=10573
3. https://www.abmc.gov/node/511354
4. https://z-m-www.facebook.com/WAAHQ/posts/10156432943897610:0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2011 13:26 | Daniel Nole | Updated |
| 04-May-2011 10:39 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Feb-2020 21:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Feb-2020 12:20 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 21-May-2021 11:30 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 22-May-2021 16:47 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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