Incident North American F-86F-10 Sabre 51-12968,
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Date:Thursday 8 January 1953
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F86 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-86F-10 Sabre
Owner/operator:51th FIWg /39th FISqn USAF
Registration: 51-12968
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:over North Korea -   North Korea
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Suwon (K-13) Air Base (RKSW)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
F-86F-10 51-12968 (51th FIW, 39th FIS) Operational loss in combat over North Korea. Some sources state shot down by a MiG-15 during air-to-air combat

Sources:

http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/korwald_info_3086.htm
https://forums.ubi.com/archive/index.php/t-638947.html
L.Krylov, Y.Tepsurkaev, I Seidov, A.German, Gordon and Rigmant,B.Cull, D.Newton, W.Thompson,X.Zhang,Korwald,V.Zabelin,M.Mikhin.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-May-2011 10:20 Daniel Nole Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
01-May-2013 15:12 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
09-Apr-2020 18:57 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator]

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