One captured F-86 more?

["Diego Zampini" <dzampini@hotmail.com>]

Hi, Cookie, Dan and all.
Today I accidentally found in a polish site devoted to captured planes 
(http://capturedplanes.ow.pl/korea/f-86.htm) the next statement:

"In April 6th, 1951 first F-86 was captured by Soviet troops. Major Crown's 
F-86A was heavily damaged in dogfight by Russian pilot Colonel Boris 
Abakumov from 196 IAP (Istreebitelnyi Aviacyonnyi Polk - Air Fighter 
Regiment). US pilot had damaged fuel tanks and had to land in Phenian area. 
Pilot became POW and plane was loaded on trucks and sent to north. All truck 
were destroyed by airplanes before they could reach Yalu river."

According to your sources, it is that right, Cookie? I knew about the loss 
of a F-86A three days before that date (on April 3 1951) piloted by Major 
Ronald Shirlaw, which matched perfectly with a Sabre kill claimed by a pilot 
of 196 IAP too (I think he was Fiodor Shebanov but I am not sure) and 
credited to KORWALD to a 'pump boost malfunction'; but this one was unknown 
to me. Do you have some info about the supposed US pilot 'Major Crown' or 
the USAF unit who destroyed the remains of the captured Sabre?
Diego.

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