Re: Suiho Dam Missions 232-24 June 1952

[<AMPSOne@aol.com>]

John2,

Doesn't look much out of the ordinary. Here are the losses for 23-24 June 
1952:

US Losses - 23/24 June 1952

F4U-4   81299   VF-63       520623  MILLER, W.S.
B-26B   44-34623        520623  13 BSL 8 BW Crashed after takeoff - eng 
failure
F-80C   47-558      520623  35 FBS 8 FBW Engine Failure - crash landed
F-80C   49-758      520623  36 FBS 8 FBW Stressed aircraft - scrapped

F4U-4   Unk VF-192  520624  BARBOUR, H.S.
F-86E   50-669      520624  334 FIS 4 FIW Shot down - Alekseyenko (crashed at 
K-14)
F-51D   44-74363        520624  Connors, Archibald H Jr 67 FBS 18 FBW AAA - 
shot down
B-29    44-62207        520624  98 BG   Crash landed at Ashiya AB
F-51D   45-11627        520624  45McAlpine, John M  67 FBS 18 FBW Crashed on 
landing

USAF - No claims for 23 June or 24 June

USN - No claims for 23 June or 24 June

USSR - One claim for 24 June (Alekseyenko) 

USSR - one loss (24 June 1952 - Dedikov, A.A. SLT 133 IAD/415 IAP WIA Shot 
down in landing pattern)

UAF - unknown claims/unknown losses

One exchange of one MiG and one F-86E which crashed shot up back at its base 
is about it. The B-29 didn't appear to have suffered combat damage. 

Cookie Sewell
AMPS