Requesting dates of Lt.Col Ed Heller and Cpt. Dolph Overton Victories in F-86?

[Daniel Nole]

LtCol Heller "official" final score was 3.5 MiGs , actually 3 PLAAF MiGs the 17 Nov, 7 Dec and the last one the 22 Jan 1953. The second was shared with G. Woodworth. I dont have information of the last kill, maybe the USAF give this last in the day of his final missión, the 23th January, but is really a overclaim. Three MiGs were losses this day(2 V-VS, 1 PLAAF) and the victors were : Harold Fisher, Dolphin D. Overton and Harold J. Herrick.

He was shot down in this missión by Sr. Lt. Ivan I.Karpov of the 913 IAP. Some instants after his kill, Karpov was also shot down by Harold Fisher. He ejected and fall in the vicinity of Ben’sikhu. Heller last mission was with the F-86F-1 51-2871.

Daniel Nole