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| Date: | Thursday 4 June 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86E-10 Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 51-2838 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | "MiG Alley", NW part of North Korea -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RKSW |
51th FIW, 25th FIS. Flown by Fl Lt John E.Y.King(RAF). Separated from flight in bad weather, no radio contact, poss shot down by PLAAF MiG. John E.Y. King declared as MiA.
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 22:06 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Aug-2011 08:26 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Sep-2012 14:05 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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