Display Status:
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Collection Item Summary:
Lt Ward Hitt, Jr. in the cockpit of his F-86A Sabre fighter during a mission over North Korea,1951. His call sign, "Turkey", can be seen stenciled on his crash helmet, and he is wearing an oxygen mask. Written as caption on album page - "Picture taken at 30,000' deep in N. Korea". Written on album page - "Suwon April May '51". Album page 30.
Collection Item Long Description:
Topic
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Air pilots
- Airplanes
- Aeronautics