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Date: | Thursday 7 August 1952 |
Time: | |
Type: | North American F-86E-5 Sabre |
Owner/operator: | USAF |
Registration: | 50-685 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Near K-14 Kimpo AFB -
South Korea
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RKSS |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:F-86E-5 50-685 (4th FIW, 334th FIS)Returning to base after dark, too low on approach, struck top of hill 1/4 mi short of runway, aircraft demolished, pilot 2th Lt John Ridout injured.
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 |
01-May-2011 20:55 |
Daniel Nole |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |