ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94757
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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Date:10-MAY-1955
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F86 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
North American F-86F Sabre
Operator:USAF
Registration:
C/n / msn:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:50 miles SW of Sinuiju -   North Korea
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
10 May 1955 Eight US Air Force F-86 Sabres were attacked by twelve People's Republic of China PLAAF MiGs off the Korean coast. One F-86 Sabre was claimed to be shot down by PLAAF pilot Xizhong Ni at Dagushan in Liaoning. USAF pilots Robert Fulton and Burt Phythyon claimed to have each shot down a PLAAF MiG-15bis on the same day, 50 miles SW of Sinuiju.

Sources:
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_170.shtml
http://www.silent-warriors.com/shootdown_list.html


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-May-2011 01:32 Daniel Nole Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
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