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1st Radio Controlled Fighter Airplanes Used in Combat USS Boxer Korean War 1952

eBay Auction Item # 394432095970

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE DETROIT NEWS, Sept. 18, 1952 * USS Boxer aircraft carrier * Grumman F6F Hellcats * Radio controlled fighters * Korean War The front page has a nice banner headline: "NAVY ROBOTS BOMB REDS" with subheads and related photo. (see) Complete with 68 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, small library stamp slightly affects the headline (see), generally nice. wikipedia notes: The USS Boxer returned to the Korean theatre, and from 28 August to 2 September she tested a new weapons system, with six radio guided Grumman F6F Hellcats loaded with 1,000-pound (450 kg) bombs guided to targets, resulting in two hits and one near miss. They are considered to be the first guided missiles to be launched from a ... See More  

Battle of Inchon Amphibious Invasion Korean War UN Turning Point 1950 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 394221181089

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Sept. 16, 1950  * Battle of Inchon * Korean War The front page has a banner headline for display: "Yanks Take Inchon, Push on Seoul; Allies Open Big Attack in South" with subhead & related map/photo. (see) The Battle of Inchon was a major turning point in the Korean War. Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, a little spine wear, generally nice.

GENERAL FRANCIS DODD Korean War Hostage Geojedo RELEASE w/ Photo 1952 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 394077336285

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 12, 1952 * General Francis Dodd * Korean War hostage release * Geojedo Island, South Korea The top of the front page has a three column photo with heading: "Released General Greeted On Arrival In Seoul" Also a one column heading: "NEWS ON GEN. DODD WITHHELD BY ARMY AS INQUIRY STARTS" with subheads. (see) Complete with 44 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition. wikipedia notes: Francis Townsend Dodd was a U.S. Army brigadier general held hostage by North Korean POWs during a camp uprising when he was commander of the United Nations-administered prisoner-of-war camps on Koje Island during the Korean War. The incident led to a North Korean propaganda victory after the Army was for... See More  

WAKE ISLAND CONFERENCE Korean War Douglas MacArthur Harry Truman 1950 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373401697368

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Oct. 16, 1950 * Wake Island Conference * Korean War progress * Douglas MacArthur * Harry S. Truman The front page has a three column photo with heading: "MacArthur and the Boss" and a one column heading: "Truman Sees Sights on Hawaii Tour" with another related photo. Complete with 32 pages, light toning at the margins, tiny binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

BATTLE OF HILL 282 Korean War US Air Force Disaster P-51 MUSTANGS 1950 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373158614263

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, September 24, 1950 * Battle of Hill 282 * P-51 Mustangs * Korean War Near the top of the front page is a small one column heading: "US Planes Bomb, Strafe British by Mistake" First report coverage on the U.S. air strike on British troops by mistake. Thirty-two pages, some wear at the margins with a little unrelated text loss (see), light toning at the central fold. wikipedia notes: The Battle of Hill 282 took place on September 23 during the Korean War, and involved the 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in an assault on this position as part an operation by 27th British Commonwealth Brigade on the Naktong River.