ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 86245
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| Date: | Sunday 22 February 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-80C-10-LO Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | 80th FBSqn /8th FBGp USAF |
| Registration: | 49-748 |
| MSN: | 080-2498 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | K-13 (Suwon Air Base) -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | K-13 (Suwon Air Base) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mechanical problems, crashed 22 February 1953 into the sea soon after take-off from K-13 (Suwon AB, South Korea). Pilot 1st Lt. Garfield W. Guyer Jr, survived a low-altitude ejection, and was recovered by a SAR helicopter.
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://dtic.mil/dpmo//korea/reports/air/korwald_info_3587.htm]
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1949.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20120622190520/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-80.htm
4. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?Loc=g&offset=17625
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2014 04:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2020 15:36 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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