Accident North American F-86F-30 Sabre 52-4323,
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Date:Tuesday 16 June 1953
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F86 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-86F-30 Sabre
Owner/operator:USAF
Registration: 52-4323
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Central North Korea -   North Korea
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RKSO
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
F-86F-30 52-4323 (18th FBG, 12th FBS)flown by 1th Lt James H.Allston as No. 2 man in four-man flight on armed reconnaissance mission, shot down by AAA while initiating a dive bomb attack on an enemy truck and crashed into the ground .1th Lt James H.Allston MIA. (Lt Forbes, flying lead on this mission, crash landed behind friendly lines).


Attached to 18th Ftr-Bmbr Gp. No. 2 man in four-man flight on armed reconnaissance mission, did not pull out of bomb run and crashed into the ground (Lt Forbes, flying lead on this mission, crash landed behind friendly lines).

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,V.Zabelin,M.Mikhin.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Apr-2011 12:03 Daniel Nole Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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