ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 85984
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| Date: | 28-SEP-1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86F-1 Sabre |
| Operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 51-2911 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Over Yellow Sea -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RKSS |
F-86F-1 51-2911(4th FIW, 335th FIS)Flown by Maj Alexander Gillis.Gillis shot down two MiG this day but shortly after he was shot down by the MiG-15bis of the 878th IAP(216th IAD) flown by the future ace Maj Nikolai.M.Zameskin. Gillis was the first of his seven kills in Korea. Gillis made a successful bailout over the Yellow Sea and was rescued by H-19.
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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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2011 22:29 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2011 22:33 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Narrative] |
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