| Description: | "Hello Anaconda Control... Hammer Able One and Two... two chicks inbound... ten angels... Do you have anything for us? ..Over"
"Roger Hammer... FO reports activity on a bridge over the Imjin... and on the road east of the river heading south... Bridge Coordinate is... Charlie Tare 1433...repeat Charlie Tare 1433... could you check the area... G3 reports four Marine F4U's with ordinance are available... make a photo run if no activity is spotted?... Copy?"
"Roger copy...Charlie Tare 1433 ... will do... Hammer Out"
"Anaconda standing by"
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"Anaconda Control...Hammer Able One And Two...we have at least eight trucks headed south at Charlie Tare 1434...1434...over"
"Roger Hammer...Contact Marine flight Dingo Red on channel 42...Dingo Red on 42... Anaconda standing by."
Close Air Support--Close air support involves the use of fighter, fighter-bomber and, in rare cases, bomber aircraft to strike enemy targets just in front of the battle lines.Sorties--A sortie is one trip by one plane. From June 27, 1950 to July 27, 1953, U.N. aircraft flew more than 1,040,708 close support, counter-air, interdiction, cargo and miscellaneous sorties in support of the U.N. military operations in Korea. |
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