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US pilot shot down four Soviet MiGs in 30 minutes – and kept it a secret for 50 years

Royce Williams a 97-year-old former naval aviator was presented with the Navy Cross, the service’s second-highest military honor at a ceremony in California.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/20/asia/korean-war-fighter-pilot-soviet-shootdown-intl-hnk-ml/index.html

All...please read the linked article above, it is very interesting.

I would note that the only air to air armament in the Korean war was guns. No air to air missiles. The F9F, which Mr. Williams flew had 4 20mm cannons.

Well done Mr. Williams. A true American hero!

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If you look it up, the very early days of the Korean war US planes used missiles but once they were expended, they became easy picking for the Russian pilots.

After learning the lesson the hard way, US planes switched back to guns.