A New Era in Aerial Warfare Began During the Korean War

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By the time Ocean left in October 1952, her aircraft had totaled 1,907 sorties totaling 3,243 flying hours. In the 1,948 landings made on Ocean’s deck, there were only four accidents.Ocean’s aircraft fired 16,868 rockets and dropped 96,500 pounds of bombs, and 825 Squadron’s overall performance won it the Boyd Trophy for 1952.

After the armistice at Panmunjon, the British kept at least one carrier on patrol in Korean waters as part of the United Nations peace-keeping force, while others continued to play their part in the ultimately successful campaigns against the Malayan insurgency, which had been going on when the Korean conflict began.

Ricardo Bonalume Neto is a Brazilian journalist writing for the daily newspaper Fulha de S’o Paulo of S’o Paulo, as a science reporter. For more great articles be sure to subscribe to Military History magazine today!

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Tags: 20th - 21st Century, Airborne Operations, Historical Conflicts, Korean War

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