Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-05-12 | Page 1 | Allied Air Loss Listed at 212

Allied Air Mr Loss lUsted al I WASHINGTON May r 12 INS The rl The a air force announced Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- that United Nations planes have been lost in Korean war sorties that cost the 1 Communist enemy troop casualties and destruction of huge quantities of equipment The report disclosed that U. U N. N airmen have destroyed enemy planes including 53 Russian Russian- made 15 MSG jet fighters In addition 70 MIGs 1 were listed as probably destroyed and as damaged Besides personnel losses Inflicted inflicted in In- on the Communists the theair theair theair air force claimed destruction or damage of enemy trucks and other vehicles more than 1000 tanks railway cars and bridges Lt Gen Otto P. P Weyland Veyland former former former for for- mer deputy commander of the Far East air force revealed that 11 or 12 U U. N bomber groups now Ire are operating in Korea including including in in- three B 29 groups j i