[1][2][3] The MiGs carried Chinese air force markings, as the USSR was not officially a combatant in the Korean War.

77 Squadron was engaged in an offensive sweep, at 19,000 feet (5,800 metres) when the action commenced, at about 0900 hours.

Pilots on both sides were veterans of World War II, with several years experience flying fighters.

A total of nine kill claims were made by Soviet pilots, including one by a future ace, Captain Sergei Kramarenko.

[3] Lieutenant Stepa Kirichenko reportedly lost control of his MiG, but recovered at an altitude of about 500 metres and returned to base.