ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88802
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| Date: | Saturday 4 October 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-15bis |
| Owner/operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | MiG Alley -
 North Korea
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mukden-West |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
578th IAP(Pacific Fleet Air Force). This MiG flown by St/Lt Kapranov was shot down by the F-86 flown by Capt Manuel "Pete" Fernandez. That was Fernandez first victory. Kapranov was killed in this combat.
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, R.Jackson, A.German, Gordon and Rigmant,B.Cull, D.Newton, W.Thompson, R.Dorr, X.Zhang.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 28-Aug-2012 15:16 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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