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...briefing officer said, "a day worth drooling over," a fine day for hunting MIGs. With the howl of a tornado, four F-86 Sabre jets roared up from the Korean airfield and headed north for MIG Alley. For half an hour they climbed steadily, timing their ascent to conserve fuel and reach the Yalu at 45,000 ft. At that altitude, everything was silvery and incredibly bright; above, the sky was dark and greyish...
...care and attention. If pilots so desire, their names will be kept secret forever . . ." Escaping pilots were told to fly at 20,000 feet to Paengnyong Island off Korea's west coast, lower their wheels, waggle their wings. U.N. pilots, they were promised, would escort them to Kimpo Airfield, near Seoul...
Luang Prabang would be defended, the French promised: "It is a matter of prestige." From Hanoi, the French began airlifting soldiers and equipment to Luang Prabang. Inside the Hanoi delta, Giap launched a surprise attack on Kien Airfield, clearly intending to delay air reinforcements to Laos. The Red guerrillas swarmed over the airfield, the finest in Indo-China and specially designed for jet aircraft, and dispersed the guard. They killed 20 Frenchmen, captured and executed Provincial Chief Trinh Nhu Tiep, burned the barracks, set off 3,000 tons of ammunition. A French counterattack killed 212 Viet Minh, captured...
...border into Burma. In the wild mountains of Burma's Shan States, Li Mi put a defense perimeter around his ragged forces and then went down to Bangkok to seek arms and supplies from wealthy Chinese merchants. Soon big, green, unmarked C-46s were flying into an airfield which Li Mi's men had built at Monghsat. Li Mi began commuting to Formosa, where he was well received...
...plane also stepped a tall, slim girl, her red-rimmed eyes hidden by sun goggles. Africa watched the Black Maria drive off with the lover she would probably never see again. Then, through the airfield restaurant windows, she caught sight of a gaily lighted tree. "It's Christmas week, isn't it?" she said...