Accident Grumman F9F-2 Panther 123533,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 84129
 
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Date:Tuesday 26 December 1950
Time:
Type:Grumman F9F-2 Panther
Owner/operator:VMF-311 / MAG-12 USMC
Registration: 123533
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Kangjon* -   South Korea
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:K-9 Pusan
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
"Attached to MAG-12. Possibly hit by AAA, crashed into small hill after attacking a highway bridge near Kangjon." *

* " Kangjon " is probably Kangjin, also known as Gangjin, a town near the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula, and about 260 km southwest of Pusan.

Pilot: Captain J.E.A. Miller USMC, killed in action.

Sources:

http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
- JF Baugher
http://web.archive.org/web/20151127094306/http://a4skyhawk.org:80/4e/vma311/vma311.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Apr-2013 17:50 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
09-May-2013 09:19 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
09-May-2013 09:33 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
28-Jun-2013 07:59 Nepa Updated [Operator]
12-Feb-2020 12:50 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]

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