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Date: | Thursday 1 May 1952 |
Time: | |
Type: | North American F-86E-10 Sabre |
Owner/operator: | USAF |
Registration: | 51-2786 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Near Cholsan Peninsula -
North Korea
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RKSW |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:F-86E-10 51-2786 (51th FIW, 51th FIW/CV)flown by Col Albert W.Schinz. Shot down by MiG , eject near the coast of Cholsan Peninsula.He was faced with the problems of exhaustion, damp clothing, a broken radio, lack of food, and a month lone existence on a island before he was rescued. Col Albert W.Schinz was rescued June 1, 1952.
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.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
29-Apr-2011 14:11 |
Daniel Nole |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
29-Apr-2011 14:19 |
Daniel Nole |
Updated [Narrative] |