He shot down at least four of them before escaping to a U.S. planes were soon scattered by engine trouble and enemy fire, and Williams found himself in the dogfight alone.
Williams and three other Americans, also in Panthers, encountered seven hostile Soviet MiG-15s. The Soviets weren’t directly involved in the war, but they had planes in the sky, protecting their airspace.
18, 1952, Williams was in a F9F-5 Panther jet patrolling the Yalu River, which separated North Korean and Soviet territories. “His actions clearly distinguished himself during a high-risk mission and deserve proper recognition.” Royce Williams, I have determined this case to be special and extraordinary,” Del Toro said in a press release dated Dec. “Having reviewed the findings of now numerous investigations related to the case of Capt. (Charlie Neuman/For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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