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along the way discovered other events that demonstrate the sacrifice of those who fought and died in Korea. Following is one such incident.
The ‘Able Eagles’
On their Web page, members of Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-115 recount that during the months the squadron flew combat missions in Korea, casualties were “19 aircraft and 14 pilots, with six lost in one day.”
For a Marine Corps squadron to lose six pilots and their aircraft “in one day” was a rare tragedy, even during the air battles in the Pacific during World War II.
The fact that the six Marine Corps pilots were lost in Korea in a weatherrelated accident on the return flight from a successful mission compounded the tragedy.
VMF-115, based in San Francisco, arrived at the airfield at Pohang (K-3) in southeast Korea in February 1952. Nicknamed the “Able Eagles,” their aircraft bore a large “AE” on wings and tails.
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