Washing Machine Charlie
Airman
- 34
- Aug 1, 2018
I am literally writing this post standing at the bookshelf of my local Thrift store.
I found the above totaled book and after a quick perusing found the following fascinating excerpt:
"By the summer of 1952, after only two years of war, TF 77 alone had dropped an amount of munitions greater than the combined total of all Navy and Marine squadrons during the Second World War"
Incredible! It attributes this to the use of AD Skyraider and AU Corsair for ground attack, the absence of air defense needs, and the increased ability to carry more munitions. Also quoted is that the average WW2 naval sortie delivered .15 tons of bombs, but, went up to 74 in Korea, amazing!!
Can't wait to dig into this book some more...
I found the above totaled book and after a quick perusing found the following fascinating excerpt:
"By the summer of 1952, after only two years of war, TF 77 alone had dropped an amount of munitions greater than the combined total of all Navy and Marine squadrons during the Second World War"
Incredible! It attributes this to the use of AD Skyraider and AU Corsair for ground attack, the absence of air defense needs, and the increased ability to carry more munitions. Also quoted is that the average WW2 naval sortie delivered .15 tons of bombs, but, went up to 74 in Korea, amazing!!
Can't wait to dig into this book some more...