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Deflector diverts jet exhaust on F9F takeoff 423763

ADs destmy Hwachon Dam in only aelial tOlpedO

in use in Korea 428678

8-15 April When reports

indicated the possibility of an

amphibious attempt on

Formosa from the China

coast, Task Force 77 left the

Korean area temporarily to

make a show of strength in

the Formosa Strait. From 11

to 14 April the force steamed

off the China coast and flew

aerial parades outside the

international limit off the

mainland.

1 May In the first and only

use of aerial torpedoes in

Korean combat, 8 Sky raiders

and 12 Corsairs from Princeton

made an attack on the

Hwachon Dam. Destruction

and damage to the flood gates

released the waters of the

reservoir into the Pukhan River

and prevented Communist

forces from making an easy

crossmg.

1 June MAW -1 inaugurated

the policy of basing one

squadron immediately in the

rear of the First Marine

Division to provide ground

alert aircraft which were on

call through the Joint

Operations Center for close air

support missions.

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