ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88841
Last updated: 19 June 2013
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| Date: | 01-APR-1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-15bis |
| Operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | MiG Alley -
 North Korea
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
MiG-15bis of the V-VS, unit and pilot unknown, shot down by the F-86E flown by William H. Westcott(51th FIW, 25th FIS).Full admitted. A second MiG shot down was claimed by Wescott but aparently is a overclaim. Recorded MiG Losses of the day were 2 MiGs(by Gabreski and Wescott). USAF claims were this day for 10 MiGs.
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)
L.Krylov, Y.Tepsurkaev, I Seidov, A.German, Gordon and Rigmant,B.Cull, D.Newton, W.Thompson,X.Zhang,V.Zabelin,M.Mikhin.
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 26-Apr-2011 01:52 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
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