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| USAF 4th FIG 334th FIS  USSR 1951 |
Aircraft History Built by North American Aviation (NAA). Constructors Number 161-313. Delivered to the U.S. Air Force (USAF) as F-86A-5-NA Sabre serial number 49-1067. Wartime History Assigned to the 4th Fighter Interceptor Group (FIG), 334th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS). Code FU-319. No known nickname or nose art. On the fuselage behind the cockpit were three black stripes. On May 20, 1951 took off piloted by Captain James Jabara on a mission and engaged in air combat with MiG-15. During the air combat, he claimed two MiG-15s shot down, his fifth and sixth aerial victory claims and became the first American jet ace. Mission History On October 6, 1951 took off piloted by Captain Gill M. Garrett on a mission over "MiG Alley" and engaged in air combat with MiG-15 and was hit by gunfire behind the canopy, disabling the ejection mechanism. Damaged, Garrett managed to force land on mud flats at the edge of Sokhoson Bay, roughly 10km southwest of Pukch'ong (Pukch’ŏng) in North Korea. In fact, this Sabre was damaged by MiG-15bis 1315325 piloted by Col Yevgeniy Pepelyayev from 196th Fighter Regiment (196th GvIAP) that began to fire his cannons opened fire from only 364' / 130m to the rear. His gun camera recorded footage of the attack. Fate of the Pilot Afterwards, Garrett was rescued by SA-16 Albatross seaplane. Wreckage The damaged Sabre was abandoned largely intact. The wreckage was captured by North Korean forces and recovered. At least one photograph was taken of the crash site before recovery. Afterwards, the USAF send B-26 to destroy the Sabre, but arrived too late. The Sabre was shipped by rail to Moscow for technical evaluation. Delivered to the Central Air Hydrodynamic Institute for technical evaluation. After four months, on June 19, 1952 a report was issued with recommendations to copy the gunsight, making larger air brakes, redundant control system, replicating fuel and hydraulics and to create a similar g-force suit for fighter pilots. Afterwards, the ultimate fate of this Sabre is unknown. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - F-86A-5-NA Sabre 49-1319 "1319 (334th FIS, 4th FIG) credited with shooting down two MiG-15s over Korea May 20, 1951. Lost in combat 10 km SW of Pukch'ong, North Korea Oct 6, 1951. Ditched off shore, and pilot rescued by helicopter. Correlates with claim by Col Yevgeniy Pepelyayev of 196 Fighter Regiment, but USAF has it being downed by AAA. Airframe recovered and sent to Moscow for evaluation." MiGs vs. Sabres by Evgeny Pepeliaev with forward by Nikolai Bodrikhin falsely claims Jabara was the pilot on October 6, 1951 and that the U.S. covered up this fact. Both claims are false, Jabara was in the United States on a publicity tour on October 6, 1951. Contribute
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