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Were
the British helping with ground attacks?
Did
they not encounter prop aircraft?
Wow
losing 103 planes.
I
think they withdrew the Seafire 47's. Even though the later models
had the contrarotating props.
They
seemed to have a terrible time getting them off the deck with the torque
roll.
Just
do not understand how the radial engine Furies did better?
Dan
Dan,
There are a couple of histories on Commonwealth
aviation which flew in Korea. They only flew Seafire 47s, Sea Furies, and
Fireflies, no other fighters. They appear to have lost 3 aircraft in
air-to-air combat and claimed one confirmed and one probable MiGs, both
apparently Chinese.
Their overall losses appear to 103 aircraft,
including one Seafire 47 shot down by a trigger-happy B-29 gunner.
Cookie Sewell
AMPS
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