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Cookie:
In the beginning of the war the US was worried
about Russian owned P63's.
This was stated in several publications that this
was concern and backed up by reported P63 sitings.
Why were we so worried about the P63? Your
reference is the first verification that the P63's
were really in Korea, in 1950. In fact the
only official combat reference was in Korea in WW2 Shooting
down one Japanese Bomber.
It was competitive with the Yak 9U and La 9
and La 11.
The P39 37mm Cannon jamming problems were solved by
the P63.
It was effective for ground attack, against
other prop aircraft, especially Bombers.
IMO it was a better Multirole Aircraft then
any Russian or Ally prop fighter.
Which leads me to the question. Was the attack on the Storage Bases really an
accident?
Dan Fahey
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 7:49
PM
Subject: Aircraft Used in Korea
Ed,
Think I have missed some small fry or subtypes
but so far this is what I have for a type listing.
Cookie
Sewell
AMPS
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Aircraft types used in Korea for
either combat or training:
UN Aircraft identified in
Korea or used to support operations in Korea
AD-2, AD-3, AD-3Q,
AD-3W, AD-4, AD-4L, AD-4N, AD-4NA, AD-4NL, AD-41,
AD-4W (USN, USMC)
AF-2M, AF-2S (USN)
AT-6D, AT-6F, AT-6G (also LT-6G) (USAF,
ROKAF)
SB-17G (USAF)
B-26B, B-26C, RB-26C (USAF)
B-29,
B-29A, KB-29M, RB-29, RB-29A, SB-29, WB-29 (USAF)
C-45F (USAF, USA)
C-46D (USAF)
C-47A, C-47B (USAF, RCAF, RHAF)
C-54D
(USAF)
C-119B, C-119C (USAF)
C-124A (USAF)
F2H-2, F2H-2P
(USN)
F3D-2 (USMC)
F4U-4, F4U-4B, F4U-4P, F4U-5, F4U-5N,
F4U-5NL, F4U-5P (also AU-1) (USN, USMC)
F-51D, RF-51D (both NAA
US-built and CAA Australia-built) (USAF, ROKAF, SAAF, RAAF)
F6F-5K
(drone) (USN)
F7F-3N, F7F-3P (USMC)
F-80C, RF-80A, RF-80C
(USAF)
F-82G (USAF)
F-84D-5, F-84D-10, F-84E-1, F-84E-10,
F-84E-15, F-84E-20, F-84E-25, F-84E-30,
F-84G-1, F-84G-10, F-84G-15,
F-84G-16 (USAF)
F-86A-5, F-86E-1, F-86E-2, F-86E-5, F-86E-6, F-86F-1,
F-86F-10, F-86F-30, RF-86A-5
(USAF, SAAF)
F-94B (USAF)
F9F-2, F9F-2B, F9F-3, F9F-4, F9F-5, F9F-5P (USN, USMC)
Fairey
Firefly GR.4, GR.5 (FAA, RAN)
H-19A, YH-19 (USAF)
H-5D, H-5F,
H-5G, H-5H (USAF, USN)
HO3S-1 (USN)
HRS-1, HRS-2 (USMC)
HTL-3, HTL-4 (USN, USMC)
L-4 (USA, ROKAF)
L-5 (USA,
ROKAF)
L-19A (USA, USMC)
L-21 (USA, USAF)
Gloster
Meteor F. 8 (RAAF)
OE-1 (USMC)
OY-2 (USMC)
P2V-3,
P2V-3W, P2V-4, P2V-5 (USN)
PB4Y-2 (P4Y-2) (USN)
PBM-5, PBM-5A,
PBM-5S, PBM-5S2 (USN)
RB-45C (USAF)
SA-16A (USAF)
Short Sunderland V (RAF)
Supermarine Seafire F. 47 (FAA)
Hawker Sea Fury F.B.10, F.B. 11 (FAA, RAN)
T-33A (USAF)
TBM-3E, TBM-3R, TMB-3S, TBM-3U (USN, USMC)
"Unified Air
Army" Aircraft
A-20G (USSR reconnaissance torpedo
bomber)
Il-10, Il-10U (KPAFAC)
Il-12 (USSR)
Il-28 (USSR;
staged to airfields in the Far East Military District but not used
operationally)
La-9 (PLAAF only)
La-11 (USSR, PLAAF)
MiG-9 (PLAAF only, not used in combat)
MiG-15, MiG-15bis
(USSR, PLAAF, KPAFAC)
P-63A (USSR; numbers stored at airfields in the
Far Eastern Military District and attacked by accident early in the war)
U-2 (Po-2) (KPAFAC)
Yak-9T (KPAFAC)
Yak-11
(KPAFAC)
Yak-12 (KPAFAC)
Yak-16 (KPAFAC)
Yak-17UTI (USSR,
PLAAF)
Yak-18 (KPAFAC)
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