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Originally Posted by Vladislav
Hello!
On 20 July 1953 soviet pilots claimed 4 F-86s.
After 13:00 six MiGs from 224 IAP landed on Dapu. A pair of Capt Boris Siskov and Senior Lt Vladimir Klimov were at an altitude of 150 m when Klimov got a tone of his radar warning system and they found a pair of Sabers from behind. The MiGs went up, the F-86s followed them, but having a higher speed, they overshoot. Siskov shot down the leader, who crashed near the airfield [Bettinger]. Klimov fired 25 shells at the wingman; F-86 went into the clouds with a white smoke.
At 16:00, the eight MiGs from 781 IAP of the Pacific Fleet was attacked on takeoff. In low altitude aerial combat Maj Chirkov and Senior Lt Sherstnev claimed 2 F-86s shot down (fire distance 500 – 800 m), and Klochkov claimed damaged another one.
Best regards,
Vladislav
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Vladislav
How were the Soviet pilots claims verified during the Korean war?
For example the two last claims listed here (Chirkov and Sherstnev) would both have ended up on North Korean territory and should be quite easily verified if correct.
Checking the Korwald loss list only, USAF/Navy lost seven aircraft that day, five F-86 and two F9F. Two F-86 pilots, beside Bettinger and Sellers were either KIA or MIA.
Unfortunately my Korwald list is quite rudimentary and gives neither time nor
circumstances, but they both feel prime "suspects" in the latter combat listed by you.
If such a guess can be proved valid, it is a quite remarkable accuracy in claims vs actual victories by the Soviet pilots!
B Rgds
Stig