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F-80C-10-LO Shooting Star USAF FT-805,C/N 49-805 Seductive Shirley, operated by the 51th FIW, 25th FIS based at Kimpo Air Base in December 1950 at the Korean War. 51th FIW was tasked to adquired Air Superiority in the combat area,but had great problems with the aparition in combat of the superior MiG-15, after the 1th November 1950. One pilot of the 16 FIS, 51 FIW LT Russell Brown was wrong credited with the destruction of one MiG the 8th November actually this MiG, flew by the Soviet LT Kharitonov of the 72th GIAP landed intact and safely at Antung Airfield. The explosion sighted by Brown was the impact of the drop tanks in the ground.Actually the first kill by the F-80´s full admitted by the soviets was the 11th Nov-1950, by Clyde J. Whaley 16th FIS, 51 FIW:one MiG-15 flew by the pilot Nasonov KIAalso of the 72th GIAP. The F-80c had also the triste honour to be the first Jet shot-down by one piston fighter the 19th Jul 1950 one Yak-9D of the KPAFAC North Korea Air Force shot-down with his 20mm cannon the F-80C flew by Howard E. Odell MIAof the 36 FBS. The Korean war very costly for the F-80C, 277 F-80C were destroyed, 44 by MiGs and not 17 as say by the propaganda of the time.Finally, 49-805Seductive Shirley was shot down by AAA near Sohung, N. Korea Oct 30, 1951. A ideal plane for flight with the Flight1Sabre Vs MiG Missions and campaign in preparation.
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F-80C-10-LO Shooting Star USAF FT-805,C/N 49-805 Seductive Shirley, operated by the 51th FIW, 25th FIS based at Kimpo Air Base in December 1950 at the Korean War. 51th FIW was tasked to adquired Air Superiority in the combat area,but had great problems with the aparition in combat of the superior MiG-15, after the 1th November 1950. One pilot of the 16 FIS, 51 FIW LT Russell Brown was wrong credited with the destruction of one MiG the 8th November actually this MiG, flew by the Soviet LT Kharitonov of the 72th GIAP landed intact and safely at Antung Airfield. The explosion sighted by Brown was the impact of the drop tanks in the ground.Actually the first kill by the F-80´s full admitted by the soviets was the 11th Nov-1950, by Clyde J. Whaley 16th FIS, 51 FIW:one MiG-15 flew by the pilot Nasonov KIAalso of the 72th GIAP. The F-80c had also the triste honour to be the first Jet shot-down by one piston fighter the 19th Jul 1950 one Yak-9D of the KPAFAC North Korea Air Force shot-down with his 20mm cannon the F-80C flew by Howard E. Odell MIAof the 36 FBS. The Korean war very costly for the F-80C, 277 F-80C were destroyed, 44 by MiGs and not 17 as say by the propaganda of the time.Finally, 49-805Seductive Shirley was shot down by AAA near Sohung, N. Korea Oct 30, 1951. A ideal plane for flight with the Flight1Sabre Vs MiG Missions and campaign in preparation.