ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219356
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| Date: | Sunday 25 January 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American F-86E-10-NA Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | 336th FISqn /4th FIWg USAF |
| Registration: | 51-2796 |
| MSN: | 172-79 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mig Alley, over Yalu River Estuary, Yellow Sea -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USAF Base K-14, Kimpo, South Korea |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
North American F-86E Sabre 51-2796 ("FU-796") named "Miss Joan"/"Little Butch", 336th Fighter Interception Squadron, 4th Fighter Interception Wing, USAF. Shot down over "Mig Alley" North Korea* January 25, 1953. Pilot - 2nd Lt Bill J Stauffer - KIA. Downed by MiG, 4 F-86s attacked by 6 MiGs, crashed inverted. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on January 27, 1954. Confirmed combat victory credit for North Korean pilot Han Decai
*"MiG Alley" was the name given by United Nations (UN) pilots during the Korean War to the northwestern portion of North Korea, where the Yalu River empties into the Yellow Sea.
Sources:
1. https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/confirmation-of-han-decai-claims.t6963/
2. https://www.koreanwar.org/html/korean_war_project_remembrance_search_6_2013.html?key=28697
3. http://yocumusa.com/sweetrose//images/2018sabrefuguide/4fiw799.htm
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1951.html
5. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1950s/1953Jan.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiG_Alley
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2018 20:37 | Noman88 | Added |
| 29-Jan-2020 16:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2020 12:19 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 09-Apr-2020 18:58 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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