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| Date: | Thursday 8 January 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86F-10 Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | 51th FIWg /39th FISqn USAF |
| Registration: | 51-12968 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | over North Korea -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Suwon (K-13) Air Base (RKSW) |
F-86F-10 51-12968 (51th FIW, 39th FIS) Operational loss in combat over North Korea. Some sources state shot down by a MiG-15 during air-to-air combat
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/korwald_info_3086.htm
https://forums.ubi.com/archive/index.php/t-638947.html
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2011 10:20 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-May-2013 15:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Apr-2020 18:57 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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