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| Date: | Tuesday 16 June 1953 |
| Time: | 09:27 |
| Type: |  North American F-86E-10 Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 51-2832 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 mi SE of Cholsan -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RKSW |
F-86E-6 51-2832 (51th FIW, 25th FIS)flown by Maj John C. Giraudo, was shot down by AAA 6 mi SE of Cholsan.Giraudo ejected and was POW. Sometimes also mentioned as shot down by MiG, but dubious, MiGs combats of that day were reported in the afternoon.
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 10:01 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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