802 NAS Sea Furies 825 NAS Fireflies HMS Ocean 1952 Korea at deck

West coast of Korea. At least 33 Sea Furys and Fireflies with WWII D-day style invasion stripes applied to avoid misidentification as North Korean aircraft, ready to launch as part of Operation Pressure Pump, 11 July 1952, targeting railways outside the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. IWM KOR 27

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  • So they proposed to fly these aircraft off similar to the B-25s off of the USS Hornet in the Doolittle Raid? Where are there more details of Operation Pressure Pump

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