Incident MiG-15bis ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88633
 
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Date:Tuesday 22 April 1952
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG15 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
MiG-15bis
Owner/operator:Soviet Air Force
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:MiG Alley -   North Korea
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
V-VS MiG-15bis. Unit and pilot unknown.Shot down by the F-86E-10 flown by Capt Jore J.Lewis(4th FIW, 334th FIS).The debris of the MiG cause major damage to Lewis´s Sabre and injured him, but succeeded in return to base safely.


Sources:

Air War Korea 1950-1953 / Robert Jackson, 1998
U.S. Air-to-Air Victories during the Korean War / ACIG Korean War Team (http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_307.shtml)
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/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jan-2011 14:00 ASN archive
29-Apr-2011 11:08 Daniel Nole Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]

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