Salt Lake Telegram | 1952-01-15 | Page 1 | U. S. Jet Pilots Damage Two MIGs, Factory

u. u S. S Jet Pilots Damage Two 1 MIGs Factory SEOUL Korea Jan 15 tf American pilots damaged damaged dam dam- aged two Red jets Tuesday in the first air battles in four days over northwest Korea Communist MIG 15 jets were out in force as clearing weather broke the week-end week period of snows and storms On the ground chief action was in the center of the snow- snow covered mile front U. U N. N N troops threw back an attacking Red company cast east of the River The fight lasted four hours Two type Russian type MIGs 1 were damaged in a fight between 36 U U. S S. S F 86 Sabres and about 40 MIGs 1 The Red jets were hit by byLl Lt Ll Billy B B. B Dobbs of Fontana Cal and Lt Robert W. W Smith o of York Pa Other Sabres screening an attack attack attack at at- tack on ground installations by fighter bombers sighted about MIGs l and exchanged firing passes with some No reports will be made until gun camera film is checked F 84 set a grenade factory afire with incendiary j. j bombs A tower of billowing smoke and flames rose above the plant near Pyongyang the North Korean capital Pilots Pilote said the factory was three-fourths three de de- J