ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146446
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| Date: | Saturday 31 March 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-15bis |
| Owner/operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Sinuiju -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ZYDD |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
72th GIAP. This MiG-15bis was shot down by the F-86A-5 49-1111 flown by FlLt Joseph A. Levesque(RCAF)flying with the 334th FIS 4th FIW(USAF). Not parachute observed, aircraft observed to crash and explode.
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)
With the Yanks in Korea, Volume 2, Brian Cull and Dennis Newton
L.Krylov, Y.Tepsurkaev, I Seidov, A.German, Gordon and Rigmant,B.Cull, D.Newton
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2012 00:13 | Anon. | Added |
| 24-Jun-2012 10:58 | Daniel Nole | Updated |
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