Accident Grumman F9F-4 Panther 125211, Monday 19 January 1953
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Date:Monday 19 January 1953
Time:
Type:Grumman F9F-4 Panther
Owner/operator:United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Registration: 125211
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Korea -   North Korea
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:K-3 Pohang AB ?/VMF-115
Destination airport:
Narrative:
On supply area strike mission, right wing lost to AAA, last seen in a dive.
Attached to MAG-33. USMC Capt Fredrich Herbert Hershel, Jr.

Sources:

http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
AAIR (KMIS)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Mar-2013 10:59 Uli Elch Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
02-Apr-2013 13:49 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, ]
10-May-2013 06:26 angels one five Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ]
27-Dec-2019 21:51 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator, ]
15-Sep-2022 08:44 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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