ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88480
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 July 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-9 |
| Owner/operator: | Democratic People's Republic of Korea Air Force - DP |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
The Yakovlev Yak-9 was shot down by a USAF Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star (pilot: Elwood A. Kees). Lt. Kees' lead's radio was out as they headed for home. Lt. Kees was unable to inform him that a Yak had wedged between them. Kees' guns were trained on the Yak, but due to the proximity of his lead, was unable to fire. Suddenly, the sound of guns startled Kees, thinking that perhaps he'd squeezed the trigger, but realized the sound was at a slower rate of cannon fire. Another Yak had slipped behind Kees and his tracers were arcing over his left wing. Still unable to raise his lead on the radio, Kees maneuvered to get clear of the incoming fire, eventually getting the trailing Yak in the cross hairs while inverted. The lead Yak bugged out soon there after and Kees resumed his wing position back to base. It was not until landing that the lead ever knew the dogfight had occurred.
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)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive |
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