The Snapshots in Time Collection
Typed Naval Squadron History Report Page — Korean War Era, Iwakuni/Fukuoka Operations and BA-12 Aircraft Loss (Bancroft Collection)
A typewritten Navy squadron history document recounts maintenance shortages and a fatal aircraft accident during Korean War anti-submarine patrols off the Korean coast in December 1952. Aircraft 'BA-12' crashed at sea while covering Task Force 77; survivors were rescued by the destroyer escort USS Renshaw. Documents like this preserve the operational record behind the everyday hardships faced by naval aviation squadrons during the war. Project: 218289