Battle of Richard, the good man of the aircraft carrier

1947 65438+1On October 9, the kind Richard retired and was sealed in the reserve fleet. 1On June 25th, 950, when the Korean War broke out, the navy immediately prepared to re-serve the Goodman Richard. 195 1 year 1 month 15, Goodman Richard returned to active service and entered Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for maintenance. 1951On February 23rd, Goodman Richard went to Alameda to pick up the plane, tried and trained near the shore, and returned to Puget Sound for final inspection on April 6th. On May 6th, Goodman Richard entered the port of San Diego, carried the Air Corps 102, and set out for the western Pacific to participate in the Korean War on 10. Good Richard went to Pearl Harbor for the first time and set off for Yokosuga on May 2nd1. During the voyage, the navy ordered Richard, a good man, to go directly to the east coast of the Korean Peninsula to join the US 77th Task Force to replace the Philippine Sea, which is about to return home. On 30th, Goodman Richard joined Boxer and Princeton, and began to be on duty.

Earlier, Chinese people's Volunteer Army launched the fifth campaign and launched a large-scale attack on the Tenth Army on the Eastern Front. However, the United Nations not only successfully resisted the offensive, but also gradually recovered lost ground from the 38th parallel. By the beginning of June, the war had entered a stalemate. In order to double the attack on the volunteers, matthew ridgway ordered the start of strangulation on June 5, and ordered the plane to temporarily cut off the railway, shift its focus to the roads in North Korea, and concentrate on attacking its vital parts (such as bridges and tunnels) to cut off its supplies. Aircraft carriers such as Shan Richard began to send planes to attack North Korea's road transport network, and at the same time provided close air support for ground troops. 17, Goodman Richard went to sasebo for maintenance, and arrived on 18.

On June 30th, Shanli left sasebo and joined the fleet on July/kloc-0. The fleet continued to attack North Korea's road network, but the volunteers and the North Korean army could quickly repair the road; Anti-aircraft guns were also arranged along the road, which increased the losses of the US military. Moreover, the craters on the road can't stop the transport fleet, making it impossible for the United States to cut off ground transportation. In addition to the road system, Goodman Richard continues to send planes to provide close support, and at the same time regularly sends planes to perform tasks over Yuanshan Port. On 28th, Goodman Richard went to Yokosuga for a rest and arrived on 30th.

On August 8th, Shanli left Yokosuga and 10 joined the fleet. The fleet continued to send planes to attack North Korea's road network and provide close air support. However, Typhoon Maggie hit the waters near the Korean Peninsula on the 20th, and the weather was bad for several days, which greatly reduced the number of attacks by the fleet. On the 24th, the fleet barely resumed its attack in bad weather. On the 25th, the Air Force sent a B-29 bomber to bomb the city of Luoxian. Because the F-86 of the Air Force could not provide long-distance cover, the fleet sent the Essex to cover the bombers of the Air Force, while Richard, a good man, concentrated on attacking the roads and bridges near Jinqing City that day. On September 5th, Goodman Richard went to Yokosuga for a rest and arrived on the 7th.

17 September, Shanli left Yokosuga and resumed fighting on September 19. Because the strangulation operation was invalid, the US military suspended the strangulation operation on the 20th, and the navy changed its target again to cut off the railway and reduce close support to concentrate its attack force. Shanli began to send planes to attack the railway network in northeast Korea, and also sent planes to attack many times at night. On the 30th, Goodman Richard replaced Boxer, who returned home, and became the flagship of the task force. Goodman Richard was on duty at sea until June 10, and entered Yokosuka port for rest on the 20th.

/KOOC-0/0/KOOC-0/29 October, Goodman Richard left Yokosuga and joined the fleet on 3/KOOC-0/0/29 October. The aircraft carrier of the fleet continued to attack the railway networks in various parts of North Korea and sent planes to Wonsan and other places for duty. 165438+1October 1 1 day, Li Qiwei boarded the good Chad and inspected the operation of naval pilots. On 27th, Goodman Richard's fleet was attacked by two MIG-15, but neither side suffered any losses. On 29th, Goodman Richard went to Yokosuga to rest, and arrived on 30th, ready to return home. 12 17 Goodman Richard returned to San Diego, ending the first Korean War cruise. After returning home, Goodman Richard spent Christmas and New Year holidays in San Diego, and then went to Puget Sound Naval Base for maintenance. After maintenance, Goodman Richard stayed near the coast for training. On May 20th, 1952, she left Santiago again to participate in the Korean War, passing through Pearl Harbor and Yokosuga.

On June 2 1, Goodman Richard left Yokosuga and joined the fleet on June 23, accompanied by Boxer, Princeton and Philippine Sea. As soon as kind Richard joined the fleet, he immediately took part in the joint action of navy, air force and marine corps, attacking hydropower stations in Shuifeng, Toyama, Zuozhan and Changjin, totaling 13 power stations. The Air Force first sent 84 F-86s to cover the MiG corridor on the Yalu River, and the Navy bombed Shuifeng. At first, the attack time of the fleet was set at 9: 30 am on the 23rd, but it was postponed to 4 pm due to bad weather. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, good man Richard and other four aircraft carriers first sent 35 A- 1 and 35 F9F to Shuifeng, and later sent planes to attack other areas; At 3: 55 pm, the navy bomber approached Shuifeng Reservoir, but the F-86 patrolling nearby did not find MIG. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, F9F first attacked the anti-aircraft guns around the reservoir, followed by A- 1, and dropped nearly 90 tons of bombs in two minutes. Followed by 79 F-84s in Daegu and 45 F-80s in Shui Yuan, the reservoir was bombed again. At the same time, the carrier's 102 F4U, 18 A- 1, 18 F9F attack warfare and Toyama; Fifty-two P-5 1 s of the Air Force also attacked and participated in the war. 78 A- 1, F4U and F9F of the Marine Corps attacked Yongjin. On the morning of 24th, the fleet attacked the next day. Good reason and Princeton's attack on water abundance; Boxers and Philippine Sea attacked Toyama; In the afternoon, Princeton sent a fleet to attack Toyama, and Goodman Richard and two other aircraft carriers attacked power plants all over gangwon. The US military's two-day attack destroyed 1 1 power station, seriously damaged the other two, and both of them failed to operate, resulting in the loss of 90% power supply in North Korea overnight and a power outage for two weeks. The northeast of China also lost about 23% of its electricity. After the reservoir attack, Goodman Richard left the fleet on 26th and entered sasebo for standby on 27th.

On July 2nd, kind Richard left sasebo and joined the fleet the next day. At this time, the fleet has turned its attack focus to North Korea's industrial facilities. On the 3rd, Goodman Richard attacked the hydropower station that participated in the war, and occasionally attacked the railway system of North Korea and Wonsan Port. On June 5438+0 1 day, Goodman Richard and Princeton dispatched 45 and 46 planes respectively to jointly attack Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, with the Air Force, Marine Corps, Australian Air Force and British aircraft carrier Ocean. Shanli and Princeton are responsible for attacking railway maintenance facilities and factories in the southeast of Pyongyang, while other troops attack barracks, bridges, warehouses and military headquarters and other important strongholds. Although the two ship formations encountered intensive anti-aircraft fire, they successfully destroyed the target facilities. The United Nations forces * * * dispatched 1254 planes to attack all day, dropped 1400 tons of bombs and 23,000 gallons of napalm bombs, and cut off radio communication in Pyongyang for two days. Subsequently, Goodman Richard and others continued to attack industrial facilities all over North Korea, and jointly destroyed the chemical plant in Duanchuan City on the 27th. In early August, Goodman Richard attacked the North Korean hydropower station again, and went to Yokosuga to rest on August 4th.

On August 6th, the Boxer Rebellion caught fire unexpectedly when the kind Richard set off for Yokosuga, causing many casualties. Because the boxer will go to the shipyard for maintenance immediately, the vacation of the good Richard will be terminated immediately, and it is ready to return to the battlefield immediately. On the morning of the 7th, Goodman Richard arrived in Yokosuga, made a short stop, and set off for the war again at noon. On the 9th, Goodman Richard joined Essex and began to attack North Korea's industrial facilities and railway network, occasionally providing close support for ground troops. On June 6, 65438, affected by Typhoon Karen, the weather on the Korean Peninsula began to deteriorate, which hindered the attendance of fleet planes. Therefore, Goodman Richard went to Yokosuga for rest and maintenance on 18, and arrived on 20th.

On September 2nd, Shanli left Yokosuga and joined the fleet on the 4th. In the following days, Goodman Richard attacked the supply facilities of Yuanshan and Nanxing respectively, and provided close support for the Tenth Army. On the 9th, Shanli destroyed many buildings in Funing County. /kloc-in June of 0/6, the Chishaji joined the fleet and attacked many industrial facilities in North Korea together with the Shan Richard. Later, the Essex went to Japan for maintenance due to a catapult failure, and the powerful Richard extended its service time again, leaving the fleet on the 28th and entering Yokosuga for rest on the 30th. 10 10/month/day, Goodman Richard was adapted as an attack carrier, and the ship number was changed to CVA-3 1.

101October10, Shanli left Yokosuga again and joined the fleet on June 12. Earlier, Lieutenant General Yue Se J Clark, commander of the Seventh Fleet, ordered the fleet to turn to Cherokee attack and close support; However, the kind Richard did not participate immediately, but sent someone to air strike Kojo at the southern foot of Yuanshan Mountain and guide the artillery fire for the battleship at sea. The U.S. military plans to send troops to pretend to attack the area to distract North Korea and volunteers from defending the coast. On June 5438+04, the US military sent a large number of landing ships to pretend to grab the stalls and then retreat halfway. The operation ended on 16, and the ship resumed normal duty; In the end, the feint had no obvious effect, and then Richard, a good man, attacked Cherokee, and at the same time sent a plane to cut off the railway in North Korea and attack Yuanshan and other places. 165438+1On October 4th, Goodman Richard went to Yokosuga for a rest and arrived on the 8th.

165438+1October 2 1 day, Goodman Richard left Yokosuga for the rendezvous fleet and conducted joint exercises with the Air Force during the voyage. On the 24th, kind Richard joined the fleet. Due to the increasingly fierce ground fighting, Goodman Richard further reduced the number of railway cuts and concentrated on Cherokee attacks and close support. On February 9, 65438, Goodman Richard and other aircraft carriers jointly attacked, and Essex successively attacked the railway networks in Hongyongli, Xinxing County and Luoxian City. Good reason attacked Maoshan county steel plant; Oriska attacked Huishan County. 18, Goodman Richard left the fleet for Yokosuga, ready to return home. 1953 65438+1On October 8th, Goodman Richard returned to Alameda, ending the second Korean War cruise.