ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 83755
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| Date: | Sunday 30 July 1950 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  North American F-51D Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 8th FBGp /51st FSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 44-73608 |
| MSN: | 122-40067 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles south of Koch'ang, Cholla-bukto -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Attached to 8th Fighter-Bomber Group, 51st Fighter Squadron. Hit by ground fire while on strafing run, crashed into hillside 5 miles south of Koch'ang, Cholla-bukto, South Korea.
First Lieutenant Smith went on active duty on 12 October 1948. In Korea, he was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 51st Fighter Bomber Squadron (Provisional), 8th Fighter Bomber Group.
On July 30, 1950, while on a strafing run, his aircraft was hit by ground fire and crashed into a hill 5 miles south of Koch'ang, Cholla-bukto, South Korea. First Lieutenant Smith was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the National Defense Service Medal
Sources:
1. http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
2. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1950-1959_26.html
3. https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=190464
4. http://www.dpaa.mil/portals/85/Documents/KoreaAccounting/korwald_all.pdf
5. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_5.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2010 13:23 | angels one five | Updated [Country, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2018 22:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2019 08:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 23-Apr-2020 15:42 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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