The roots of the ongoing uneasy stand-off between North and South Korea stretches back decades to 1950 to the start of the Korean War. Despite many countries committing forces thankfully it did not spark a wider conflict, although tensions remain high on the Korean Peninsula to this day.
Exclusive Report on the Air War in Korea
SINCE about November 1 last, when Russian-built MiG 15 jets made their appearance in Korea, flown by Soviet pilots, there have been several engagements with U.S. F-80C, F-86 and F9F Panther fighters, with some enemy aircraft claimed destroyed. The MiG 15s have not interfered to any extent with the main work of U.S. jet fighters, however, which continue to give extensive close support to United Nations troops.
The U.S. Fifth Air Force, under General Partridge, has played a very important tactical part in the campaign since its early stages, although initially the liaison between ground forces and tactical air was not so good a…
