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Date: | Sunday 1 July 1951 |
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Type: | Polikarpov Po-2 |
Owner/operator: | Democratic People's Republic of Korea Air Force - DP |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | -
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
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Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Little or no information is available |
Narrative:The Polikarpov Po-2 was shot down by a USMC Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat (pilot: Edwin Long - Bob Buckingham).
Sources:
Air War Korea 1950-1953 / Robert Jackson, 1998
U.S. Air-to-Air Victories during the Korean War / ACIG Korean War Team -
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_307.shtml Fighter Combat over Korea Part 2: Jet Aces (In: Wings of Fame Vol.2, 1996)
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