ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 86408
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| Date: | Saturday 6 June 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86F-30 Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 52-4421 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kumsong area -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RKSW |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-86F-30 52-4421 flown by 1th Lt John E. Southerland(8th FBG, 35th FBS)hit by AAA, engine fail, flames were observed , pilot eject and landed in the Kumsong area, several miles behind enemy lines.Efforts to establish visual or radio contact were unavailing and the search was suspended after three hours due to intense enemy ground fire and poor visibility.J.E.Southerland 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2011 01:51 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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