ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88496
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| Date: | Monday 9 July 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-15 |
| Owner/operator: | People's Liberation Army Air Force - PLAAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Anju -
 North Korea
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ZYDD |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
PLAAF. MiG-15 of the 4th FAD, 12th Regiment flown by regimental commander(name unknown)was shot down by B-29 gunner, Sgt Gus C. Opfer.Full admitted. PLAAF pilot KIA.
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)
L.Krylov, Y.Tepsurkaev, I Seidov, A.German, Gordon and Rigmant,B.Cull, D.Newton, W.Thompson,X.Zhang,N.Sutyagin,Y. Pepelyayev,S.Kramarenko.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 27-Apr-2011 11:15 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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