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I landed at K-13 Suwon, an F-86 base just south of Seoul where I left it on May 16, 1953.nded at K-13 Suwon, an F-86 base just south of Seoul where I left it on May 16, 1953.

History books later stated that our bombing and destruction of the Chasan and Taksan Dams that provided much needed irrigation water to the North Korean rice fields was a major turning point of the war.  The book states that North Korea was supplying rice to China which was in a drought and without the rice, China then decided not to continue supplying men and material to continue the war so it came to a truce on July 27, 1953.

The above picture was what I could see of the left wing from the cockpit.

Above are five fearless fighter pilots of the 428th Fighter Bomber Squadron at K-2 Air Base, Taegu, Korea in the spring/summer of 1953.  From left to right: Roy Henry, Bill Pogue, Whitey Driessnack, Pete Pierce and Randy Presley.  Bill Pogue became as astronaut spending 88 days in space on Skylab III.  Pete died December 1, 1998 of emphysema. Whitey made a 3 star general and is now deceased.  Roy died in November of 1997.

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