SUBJECTS >> OPERATIONS >> Korean War
AIRCRAFT >> FIGHTERS >> F-80
Catalog Number:
1952.182
Location:
3E1041
Description:
Many Pilots During The Battle Of Korea Have Had To Use Rice Paddies For Their Emergency Landing Fields, And In Most All Cases Were Successful.This Is The Picture Story Of An F-80 Pilot Who, While Giving Close Support To Land Forces, Was Shot Up By Enemy Ground Fire, Finding Himself Unable To Make It Back To His Base. Notifying Rescue Of His Position, He Sets His Ship Down In An Available Paddy While His Buddy Circles To See That He Is Safe.