Evening star., 1952-08-09
u. ). JET Airmen
Down 18Th MIG
Within Week
Bombers Hummer
Reds Supply and
Personnel Targets
BY the Associoisd Press

down another Communist MIG
today-the 10th in six straight
days of smashing victories against
the Russian-built jets.
The Air Force also triumphant-
Ily announced prior to today's fu-
rious jet battle over North Korea
that not a single Allied plane was
lost in aerial combat the past
week. However, four were lost to
enemy ground fire and four to un-
reported causes. American Sabres
damaged 10 Communist jets.
Swift Allied fighter-bombers to-
day maintained stepped-up pace
against Communist supply and
troop targets in North Korea.
Pilots reported % buildings de-
stroyed and four damaged in a
fiery bomb, rocket and jellied gas
oline attack on four Haeju penin-
sula troop concentrations, near
the 38th Parallel.
Chinese Platoon Takes Hill.
The United States 9Th Army
reported Allied troops today twice
lost an advanced position to ar
tillery- supported Chinese troops
east of Panmuniom. site of the
truce talks.
An oversize enemy platoon won,
the hill before dawn.
Plane-supported Allied soldiers
retook it in mid-morning but lost
1t beforee noon. Chinese artillery
fired 1000 shells in support of the !
Red force.
1t. Heber M. Butler, Garland, ,
Utah, was credited with shooting
down the Communist jet in a 10 I
minute battle between four Sabresj
and four MICS.
Considering that the win-lose
ratio Of Sabre jets usually runs
about 81 over the MICS, the past
six days possibly have been the
most successful of the war for u.
N. fighter pilots. -
Defiant Gesture Seen.
The top u. N. air commander in
Korea, 1t. Gen. Glenn o. Barcus.
attributed the high toll of Red
planes to an enemy gesture of de-
iance.
During the past week" he said,
"the enemy chose to expose his
fighters more than usual. He also
took the liberty of coming far
south on a few occasions. This
gesture cost him 18 MICS de-
stroyed and 10 damaged without
the consolation of single VIC
tory"
The Air Force reported also that
air photos showed that B-29
lSuperfortresSes Wednesday hit
the Singosan rail yards in north.
central Korea with $50 bombs and
destroyed 60 boxcars, tore up / 200
feet Of track and scored 18 or
more direct hits on three key
trunk lines.
The Air Force also announced
1t had been determined that zone
F-86 Sabrejet was lost in air-to-
air encounter during the previous
weekly period" This was a de.
layed report.
Raiders Hit Red Position.
On the ground, the Army today
disclosed a bold foray which a
United States 9th Army tank and
infantry team made into enemy
territory on the central 'front.'.
an invasion which was met by a
remarkable 5000 rounds of Com
muniSt mortar and artillery fire.
The 9th Army armored raiders
struck a Red position southeast
OF Pyonggang early yesterday and
a battle ragged for four hours and
Is minutes.
Seventy-nine enemy were killed
or wounded, II bunkers were
blown clean of Reds; six COM
munication trenches were knocked
out Of operation.
There was no report Of Allied
casualties and the Army made no
report as to whether all tanks re-
turned. Seldom have the Reds
lavished so much artillery and
mortar in a single operation.
Tanks Hammer Enemy.
Rumbling tanks rolled into DO.
sition and sent shells roaring
across a narrow valley into the
teeth of Red installations. Mean
while infantrymen of the raiding
team assaulted hill in the area.
but failed to force of Red troops.
The daring raid was made into
the heart Of an enemy artillery
stronghold which has been de-
hvering strong volleys of fire at
Allied lines.
On the same sector Of the
battlefront, 400 Chinese Commun-
lists last night made an unsuccess-
full eight hour fight to retake
Capitol HILL" west Of the Pukhan
River. from Republic Of Korea
troops.
The attack was heavily supported
BY mortar and artillery fire.
The Chinese had faded out Of
the Capitol Hill area yesterday
after losing an estimated 557 dead
or wounded in engagements with
ROK troops.