ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94757
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 May 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86F Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 50 miles SW of Sinuiju -
 North Korea
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
10 May 1955 Eight US Air Force F-86 Sabres were attacked by twelve People's Republic of China PLAAF MiGs off the Korean coast. One F-86 Sabre was claimed to be shot down by PLAAF pilot Xizhong Ni at Dagushan in Liaoning. USAF pilots Robert Fulton and Burt Phythyon claimed to have each shot down a PLAAF MiG-15bis on the same day, 50 miles SW of Sinuiju.
Sources:
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_170.shtml
http://www.silent-warriors.com/shootdown_list.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2011 01:32 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
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