ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 86414
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 June 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86F-30 Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 52-4339 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Southern North Korea -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RKSO |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-86F-30 52-4339 (18th FBG, 12th FBS)flown by Capt Robert A.Coury, hit by AAA after bomb run. Flames, loss power, pilot try to fly back to friendly territory, cleared mountain called "Old Papa-San" and eject. Aircraft exploding. Coury was captured and POW.
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
L.Krylov, Y.Tepsurkaev, I Seidov, A.German, Gordon and Rigmant,B.Cull, D.Newton, W.Thompson,X.Zhang,Korwald,H.Ebersole,V.Zabelin,M.Mikhin.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2011 09:23 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Apr-2011 21:26 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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