Incident Lockheed F-80C-10-LO Shooting Star 49-603,
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Date:Friday 30 June 1950
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f80 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-80C-10-LO Shooting Star
Owner/operator:36th FBSqn /8th FBGp USAF
Registration: 49-603
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2 miles NW of Suwon -   South Korea
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Kimpo AB, South Korea
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Attached to 8th Ftr-Bmbr Gp. Hit by AAA during target run, successful bail out 2 mi NW of Suwon. Pilot, 1st Lt. Edwin T. Johnson successfully bailed out 2 miles NW of Suwon

Sources:

1. http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
2. http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/1949.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20120622190520/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-80.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Nov-2014 01:28 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
18-Apr-2020 15:43 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Operator]

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