One Lavochkin was downed by two AD-4 piloted by Roy Tatham and Richard Cooks, the other by F4U pilot Edgar Salsig and AD-4 pilots John Damien, John Rochford, Paul Wahlstrom and Richard Ribble. Under attack, pilots William Alexander and John Zarious were soon aided by more AD-4 Skyraiders of their own squadron as well as one F4U-5N of VC-3. ( 2) 26 July 1954 – Off Hainan island two PLAAF La-11 "Fangs" attack two USN AD-4 Skyraiders from VF-54 launched off the USS Philippine Sea (CV 47) while they are searching for survivors of the Cathay Pacific DC-4 shot down by the PLAAF four days earlier.27 January 1954 – An engagement over the Yellow Sea between eight Chinese PLAAF MiG-15 "Fagots" and a flight of USAF F-86 Sabres escorting an RB-45 Tornado ends in the downing of one of the attacking MiG-15 by first lieutenant Bertram Beecroft.Avro Lincoln shootdown incident (12 March 1953).Air battle over Merklín (10 March 1953).4 September 1950 – A US Navy F4U-4B Corsair from the carrier USS Valley Forge shot down a Soviet Naval Aviation Douglas A-20 over the Yellow Sea, southeast of Port Arthur Naval Base.8 April 1950 – A US Navy PB4Y-2 Privateer of VP-26 which had departed from Wiesbaden, West Germany was shot down during a patrol mission over the Baltic by four Soviet Air Force La-11 "Fangs" off of Liepāja, Latvia.22 January 1949 – A USAF North American T-6 Texan was shot down by Communist guerrillas over Greece killing the pilot.27 October 1948 – An Italian Lockheed P-38 Lightning was shot down by Yugoslavia.( 2) 9 February 1948 – Two Turkish Supermarine Spitfire were shot down by Bulgarian small arms fire.This transport-related list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items.
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