ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 86138
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| Date: | Monday 22 December 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86F-10 Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 51-12966 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 85 miles north of Cho-do island -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RKSS |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-86F-10 flown by 1th Lieutenant Donald R. Reitsma(4th FIW, 335th FIS)hit in combat with eight MiGs, Reitsma fly to Cho-do area to eject.Loss radio contact.Extensive aerial search revealed no traces of him.D.R.Reitsma declared as MIA. Victory credited to one MiG of the 523th IAP(32th IAD).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2011 01:52 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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