That’s a hell of a round trip
Oct 24, 1951- Last daylight combat mission flown by the B-29. 10 U.S. Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortresses attack an airfield in North Korea; 3 are shot down, 4 make emergency landings in South Korea, & 3 badly damaged aircraft return to Okinawa @CSilbo @joongangilbo #aviation
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Or a suicide mission? (If the top brass knew Mig-15s await the bombers.)
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Victims of mig-15’s I assume
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My grandfather was on Okinawa and talked about how the Japanese would damage the landing strip & U.S. soldiers had to constantly rebuild it.
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Those pilots and airmen are heroes.
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Was that airfield worth it ? Comparison to other targets . If it help slow down supplies maybe
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