ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 85563
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| Date: | Sunday 13 April 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86E-1 Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 50-636 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South of Yalu -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RKSW |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-86E-1 50-636 (51th FIW HQ)flown by Maj George Wendling was shot down by one MiG-15bis of the 494th IAP(190th IAD).Victory credited to Kapt Yevgeni A. Pomaz.Oil sick was seen on water near Liaotung, China. Wendling declared as MIA. A second F-86(49-1316)was damaged this day. Three MiGs were downed by the 51th FIW(claims were for seven).
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
L.Krylov, Y.Tepsurkaev, I Seidov, A.German, Gordon and Rigmant,B.Cull, D.Newton, W.Thompson,X.Zhang,Korwald,V.Zabelin,M.Mikhin.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2011 20:14 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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