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| Date: | Wednesday 25 June 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-15 |
| Owner/operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dandong, Liaoning Province -
 China
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
During an aerial combat in the Andong area Vladimir Alekseevich Pozhidaev’s MiG was damaged. The pilot was forced to make a wheels-up crash-landing, in which he died. F-86 pilot John Spalding of the 25th FIS received credit for this kill.
Sources:
Air War Korea 1950-1953 / Robert Jackson, 1998
U.S. Air-to-Air Victories during the Korean War / ACIG Korean War Team (http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_307.shtml)
Seidov, I. 2014. Red Devils over the Yalu. Solihull, England, UK: Helion & Company.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 17-Apr-2025 06:35 | RDV | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
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