The Snapshots in Time Collection
Typed Page from U.S. Navy Squadron War Diary/History Report, Korean War, Referencing Operations at Iwakuni and Fukuoka, Japan (Fax Dated 12-4-98)
A typewritten page from a U.S. Navy patrol squadron's official war diary describes the logistical hardships of operating from Iwakuni and Fukuoka, Japan, during the Korean War, including chronic shortages of tools, ammunition, and serviceable boats. The page also documents the loss of aircraft "BA-12" on 26 December 1952, which crashed off Korea's east coast while flying anti-submarine coverage for Task Force 77, part of the Lt. Bancroft Korean War collection. Project: 218110