ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 86513
Last updated: 4 November 2019
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| Date: | 20-JUL-1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86E-10 Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | USAF (United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | 51-2824 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | "MiG Alley", NW part of North Korea -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RKSS |
4th FIW, 336th FIS. Flown by Maj Stephen L. Bettinger. Shot down by KPAFAC MiG-15bis flown by Kim Di San. Bettinger ejected and became POW. 51-2824 was credited with 13 MiG kills and was also used by Maj Robinson Risner.
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.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2011 00:00 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Apr-2011 11:16 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2011 08:08 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2012 13:46 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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