Joseph C. McConnell
Joseph Christopher McConnell Jr. (30 Januari 1922 – 25 Agustus 1954) adalah seorang pilot tempur Angkatan Udara Amerika Serikat yang menjadi penerbang ulung Amerika Serikat papan atas pada Perang Korea.[1] Berasal dari Dover, New Hampshire, Kapten McConnell dikenal karena menembak jatuh 16 MiG-15 saat menerbangkan North American F-86 Sabre.
| Joseph Christopher McConnell Jr. | |
|---|---|
 McConnell dengan pesawat F-86, Beauteous Butch II, setelah misi terakhirnya di Korea | |
| Lahir | 30 Januari 1922 Dover, New Hampshire |
| Meninggal | 25 Agustus 1954 (umur 32) Edwards Air Force Base, California |
| Dikebumikan | Victor Valley Memorial Park, Victorville, California |
| Pengabdian | Amerika Serikat |
| Dinas/cabang | Pasukan Udara Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat Angkatan Udara Amerika Serikat |
| Lama dinas | 1940–1954 |
| Pangkat | Kapten |
| Kesatuan | 448th Bomb Group 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing |
| Perang/pertempuran | Perang Dunia II Perang Korea |
| Penghargaan | Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal (4) |
Referensi
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sunting- ^ Farris, Phillip. 1990/0690jetwar.aspx "Jet War." Air Force Magazine, Air Force Association, Volume 73, Number 6, June 1990. Archival retrieval: 10 July 2011.
Daftar pustaka
sunting- Baugher, Joe. "USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers – 1908 to Present", USAF Serials. Retrieved: 5 March 2011.
- Coombs, Charles. Sabre Jet Ace (The American Adventure Series). Evanston, Illinois, USA: Row, Peterson and Company, 1961, First edition 1959.
- Davis, Larry. MiG Alley. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1978. ISBN 0-89747-081-8.
- Gurney, Gene. Five Down and Glory. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1958. ISBN 0-405-03764-3.
- Shores, Christopher. Fighter Aces. London: Hamlyn Publishing, 1975. ISBN 0-600-30230-X.
- Thompson, Warren. F-86 Sabre Aces of the 51st Fighter Wing. London: Osprey, 2006. ISBN 1-84176-995-9.
Pranala luar
sunting- The Crash of McConnell's F-86H
- Photograph of McConnell's Sabre showing the name "Beauteous Butch II", "Sabres and Aces", Air Force Magazine, September 2006, p. 85.
- Capt. Joseph McConnell; Account of McConnell's Korean War experiences, with photographs
- F-86H photograph from National Museum of the USAF
- Chinese said they shot down McConnell
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