Evening star., 1952-08-29
Planes From Four Allied Nations
Blast North Korean Capital With
Miqhtiest Aerial Attack Of War
Factories, Bases
Set Afire; City
Warned of Raid
By the Assoeieted Press

BY the Assoeiated Press
SEOUL, Korea, Aug. 29.-War-
planes from four Allied nations
today hit Pyongyang, capital and
largest city of Communist North
Korea, the mightiest blow Of the
war.
Three waves of land and car
rier-based fighter bombers
bombed and strafed the big Red
nerve center in a record 1,4O3
Sorties, or individual flights, the
United States 5th Air Force and
Navy said.
Black smoke poured from the
factories, supply dumps and troop
billetS at the outskirts OF Pyong-
yang, which was forewarned OF
the raids by radio and leaflets.
A returning United Nations pilot
said the city was blowing up all
over"
Planes from three United States
aircraft carriers off the east coast
of Korea flew 210 sorties over the
Red capital.
Some 420 planes poured 1000
gallons of flaming gasoline and
SGT tons of high explosives on
more than 40 Communist targets
during the dawn -to-duSk raids.
They sprayed $4,000 rounds of
machinegun bullets on the area,
the Air Force said.
Biggest Blow Since July IL.
Until today, the biggest single
air blow of the war had been
July II, when more than 500
fighter bombers and Super
fortresses poured 1.400 tons OF
bombs on Pyongyang during 1908
Sorties.
Today's first wave Of jet and
prop-driven planes battered Com
munist anti-aircraft defenses,
which pilots said threw up
heavy curtain of flax. Other
waves concentrated on Stockpiles
barracks, industries and airfields
used to bolster the Communist
effort.
The United States Air Force
said fast U. N. jet fighters pro-
tecting the bombers shot down
one RuSSian-built jet and DAM
aged two other Red MICS in dog
fights at 10000 feet.
South African, South Korean
and Australian planes joined
United States Air Force. Marine
and Navy pilots in this fifth at
tack on the Red capital since
August /.
In the morning smash alone
420 fighter bombers strafed and
hurled 100 tons of bombs at two
airfields, a power plant, factories
anti-aircraft batteries, and some
40 other vital military targets at
the outskirts of the city that had
a population of $4,000 in 1942
Four large explosions ripped the
area after the bombs hit.
In the afternoon. 345 plane!
went back to hit the Reds again
The Air Force said the frs
two waves of fighter bombers de.
stroyed AZ and damaged 80 build
ings, knocked out 20 gun EN-.
placements, damaged a roat
bridge, scored two direct hits OF
a factory and cratered two air
strips.
Losses Not Announced.
United States Shooting Star
and ThunderjetS moved in frs
to knock out the anti-aircraft bat
teries surrounding the targets.
Then the fast jets unleashet
their 1,000-pounders on the choic'
targets.
South Korean and South Afri'
can pilots flying propeller driver
Mustangs joined the big air as.
sault. Navy and Marine flyers flew
Panther jets and prop-driver
Corsairs and Skyraider bombers.
Allied air losses, if any, wer,
not announced.
In accordance with U. N. polio,
of holding down civilian casualtie
by forewarned North Korean
cities, Radio Seoul warned of tn
raid in advance and leaflets wer
dropped on Pyongyang, urgin
n-combatantS to leave.
U. N. BPS light bomber
hammered at Sinmak on the Haej
Peninsula on Korea's west coas
meanwhile.
The mudcaked battlefront con
tinued relatively quiet. For wee
rain has kept the ground front
quagmire and fighting has bee
light across the 155-mile front.
The United States 9th Army tn
morning said only light patrt
contacts and one Chinese prot
on the central front broke tt