Evening star., 1950-07-21
BY the Assoeioied Press


TOKYO, July 21.-TeTt OF
NuDy communiQue No. 118,
issued at $50 pm. 1850 am,
! EDIT:
American and British carrier
based airplanes destroyed 80 Red
aircraft, probably destroyed 10.
and damaged II in 227 sorties
flown July 1879 against targets
above the 38th parallel in Korea.
a complete tabulation showed to-
day.
The first United States Navy
airplane lost in combat during the
Korean conflict went down July
10 when the airplane piloted by
1t. q. g.) w. B. Muncie of San
Diego, Caalif.. was hit by anti
aircraft fire from a gunboat. The
pilot managed to take the crippled
lplane several miles out to sea be-
fore ditching it. He was rescued
unhurt, about two and a half
hours later, by a British amphibi-
an airplane.
The United States Navy's new
Douglas dive bombers carried l.
ton bombs for the first time in
combat on July 10.
TOKYO, July II (R.-Tert OF
Far East Air Forces communi-
que No. III. issued at $50 pm.
f4:30 am. EDIT:
Rail movements through the
Ryuzan marshalling yards at
Seoul, the Communicated capi-
tai of South Korea, have been
brought to virtual Standstill
and a large locomotive and rail-
road car manufacturing plant
heavily damaged as a result of
500 tons of bombs being accurately
placed by B-29s of the United
States Air Force during the July
is attack.
This announcement was made
by the Far East Air Forces today
after careful study and a de-
tailed analysis of poststrike pho
tographs of the mission.
Shops Heavily Damaged.
The aerial photographs revealed
that the Communists ability to
replace their rapidly decreasing
supply Of rolling stock was dealt
major blow when fire and ex-
plosions heavily damaged repair
and assembly shops. This plant
has been capable of manufactur-
ing and repairing over $500 loco
motives and railroad cars a year.
The estimate stated that dam
age to tracks in the marshalling
yards and on the mainline out
let's will prevent rail movements
through Seoul to the southern
battle lines and to the northwest
coastal area for some time.
Reconnaissance photos also show
that a large number of bombs
fell diagonally across the entire
yards, completely cutting all the
through lines. These same lines
were also severed at another point
within the yards by other con-
centrated bomb blasts. Bombs
also cut both the north and west
forks Of the Keiji mainline rail-
road.
Many Buildings Set Afire.
The Air Force B-29s demol-
ished and set fire to many build
ings surrounding the area.
The southernmost span of the
one remaining railroad bridge
over the Han River was also con-
siderably damaged during the at
tack. Air Force analysts believe
it impossible for rail traffic to
be moved over this bridge in its
present condition and estimate
also that any heavy vehicular
traffic such as the North Korean
tanks will cause the remaining
shell Of the structure to collapse.
TOKYO, July III (P.-The tert
OF Macarthur headquarters
commmuniQue No. 116. issued at
$3.50 pm. Japan Daylight Time
G:30 G.m.. EDIT:
1t. Gen. Walton H. Walkers
prompt and vigorous personal at
tention to the problem of combat
ting enemy infiltration has begun
to yield results.
Since the beginning of hostilities
by the Red invaders, one of the
most serious obstacles to the sue
cess of the defending forces has
been the use of inflltration tactics
by the enemy.
Among the hordes of refugees
most of who are North and South
Koreans looking for refuge-have
been Red Sympathizers and Red
soldiers in disguise.
Once behind our front lines.
they have brought forth weapons
concealed in household goods or
on their persons, and joined in the
attacks on our troops by firing on
them from the rear. This tactic
has contributed greatly to the
success of the Reds in their drives
to the south.
Gen. Walker has declined, thus
far, to bare the details of his plans
for eliminating this demoralizing
type of attack. But in the last
several days he has been unable
to conceal his pleasure with the
results achieved.
While not yet completely halted,
Red infiltration has been reduced