當日美方作戰記錄

 

當日作戰記錄：

 

On February 10, 1952, Davis was flying his 59th combat mission of the war in an F-86E, tail number 51–2752.^[22] That day, he led a flight of four F-86s on a patrol near the Yalu River, near the Manchurian border.^[15] Davis' group was part of a larger UN force of 18 F-86s operating in the area.^[21] As the patrol reached the border, one of the other pilots reported he was out of oxygen, and Davis ordered him to return to base with his wingman.^[15] As Davis continued the patrol with one wingman, Second Lieutenant William W. Littlefield,^[20][21] they were cruising at an altitude of 38,000 feet (12,000 m) when they spotted a flight of 12 MiG-15s of the Chinese 4th Fighter Division. The MiG-15s were headed in the direction of a group of US F-84 Thunderjets conducting a low-level bombing mission.^[15][22]

The MiGs were 8,000 feet (2,400 m) below the two American pilots and had not noticed them.^[20] Without hesitating, Davis immediately sped behind the MiG-15 formation and attacked it from the rear. His surprise attack destroyed one of the MiG-15s, and he quickly turned on the next closest fighter, destroying it before it could outmaneuver him.^[15] By this time, Davis and Littlefield passed many of the MiGs and several were behind them.^[1] Davis then moved to target a third MiG at the front of the formation, but as he was lining up his shot another of the aircraft scored a direct hit on Davis' fuselage, causing his aircraft to spin out of control.^[15][21] Littlefield said he spotted Davis' landing gear open, indicating hydraulic failure. He attempted to defend Davis' aircraft as it lost altitude but could not help Davis.^[22] Littlefield reported he did not see Davis bail out of his aircraft before it crashed. Davis was declared missing in action and presumed killed.^[20]Intense aerial searches of the area later revealed no evidence that Davis had survived the crash.^[1] In fact, a week after the incident, the Chinese military searched the region and recovered Davis' body, still in the crashed aircraft.^[23] Despite the Chinese discovery of Davis' remains, his body was never returned to the US.^[2]

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