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Cookie,
That's great info.
On possible rescue of the Soviet pilots (the
Panthers saw one chute) Hallion in "Naval Air War in Korea" states that
faulty plotting of the location prevented an attempt by TF-77. 1-1/2 hr
later a "low speed" radar contact was made, presumed to be a Russian flying
boat attempting a rescue which by that time must have become a
recovery.
Williams' Panther BuNo. 125459
suffered class damage code d-2, restored to service. Your
info means overall type score was: Panther 4, MiG 1, admitted
total loss each side. Easier than Saber-MIG!
Joe Brennan
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 4:34
PM
Subject: Panther V Mig Redux
I looked up the records I have
on Soviet losses and checked the names.
On 18 November 1952, four MiGs
from the 781st IAP, 165th IAD, 83rd IAK Far East Military District Air Defense
Forces, were intercepted by Panthers as they approached elements of the
carrier group. Two of them were shot down; pilots were both listed as KIA and
were Captain Belyakov and SLT Pakhonin. The major problem appears to
have been one of them either crashed or bailed out in sight of a destroyer
which waited before it went to rescue the pilot. He was alleged to have frozen
to death in the cold water and there was some worry of recrimanation and
deliberate loss of life, which could not be substaniated. However, as they
were Soviet MiGs in Soviet markings and the bodies of both pilots were
recovered, there was no desire at the time to publicize it on the part of
either the Soviets or the US.
Arkadiy Tarshinov was a pilot with the
67th IAP, 28th IAD who was listed as shot down in action on 18 November 1950
by an F9F flown by Lamb (VF-111). Apparently the Soviets never found the crash
site on his loss.
Cookie Sewell
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