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Date: | Monday 18 May 1953 |
Time: | |
Type: | Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star |
Owner/operator: | 80 FB Sqn USAF |
Registration: | 49-965 |
MSN: | 580-5115 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Iplong-Ni, 15 miles NW of Kochang -
South Korea
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Suwon AB (K-13) South Korea |
Destination airport: | Itazuke Air Base, Japan |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Attached to 98th Bmb Wg. Crashed near Ipkong-ni, 15 miles NW of Kochang, whilst on Ferry flight from Suwon AB (K-13), South Korea, to Itazuke Air Base, Japan. Both crew - (Pilot) Kenneth P Tallant and (navigator) Ronald Arle Ganoung - killed in crash
Sources:
https://www.koreanwar.org/html/units/usaf/80fbs.htm http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
http://www.accident-report.com/world/asia/korea1.html
http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/airplane_crashes/airplane_accidents.pdf
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1949.html
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-Feb-2012 05:38 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
22-Feb-2012 01:17 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |