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1952 - Korea: USAF 51st Fighter Wing / 51st FIW. 15May52 R14 of 27

Reel Number: 250095-08

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL and SD

Year / Date: 1952

Country: Korea,South Korea,USA

Location: Suwon Airbase

TC Begins: 21:03:29

TC Ends: 21:11:35

Duration: 00:08:06

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk 1952 - Korea: USAF 51st Fighter Wing / 51st FIW. 15May52 Slate: 15May52 Cameraman, Faulkner. F-86 planes taking off over village roofs. Native Korean children as planes overhead. Farmer in garden, woman to well. (Sound of aircraft as it takes off). 21:06:05 CU feet of Koreans w/ shovels full of dirt. 21:06:53 Slate: roll 8, scene 24. MS three airmen playing catch; stop playing to listen to PIO announcer as he gives result of day's missions. (attn: area...today over North Korea the F-86 Sabre jets of the 51st Fighter Interceptor wing destroyed 7 Communist MIG-15s, probably destroyed one, & damaged 3 more. Pilots w/ claims in today’s air battles are Major William Wescott, two destroyed; Colonel Francis Gabreski, one destroyed; 1st Lieutenant James McCully, 1st Lt. Robert Sands & 1st Lt. Donald Hammer w/ one destroyed apiece. Other claims for the day include one probably destroyed by 1st Lt. Harry Shoemake & two damaged by Major Donald E. Adams and one damaged apiece by Major Harold Wilson & 1st Lt. Wesley Pillus. In today’s operations the the 51st flew four missions & one hundred eleven effective sorties. That is all, that is all. 21:09:08 Announcement repeated. Men listening to outdoor speakers. 21:10:06 Repeated. Men listening... Korean War Daily Life; Air Force Aircraft Activity; Fighter Interceptor Wing; NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk

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