Re: Carpet Bombing

[Ed Evanhoe <gangster@korean-war.com>]

 >>At 10:43 AM 11/28/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>On this site I have read a lot about the different planes used in Korea, but
>I don't remember reading anything about the Grumman TBMs.  Going through Vol.
>III of  "U.S. Marine Operations in Korea" I found a picture of a Grumman TBM
>on the ground at Koto-ri and the caption said that some  TBMs were
>"resurrected" for casualty evacuation from Koto-ri. DGill<<

I hitched a ride on a TBM from a small emergency strip near Kosong (East Coast)
in 1951.  It was piloted by a "Flying Chief" -- A gold stripe Navy Chief 
Petty Officer.
IIRC he told me was from one the carriers (I can't remember which one) and said
the TBM's were used as carrier-to-carrier and carrier-to-land 
courier/transportation
aircraft since there was nothing to torpedo.  (Just a memory.)

Ed



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