QuoteFor more than 50 years, Navy pilot Royce Williams couldn't talk about his epic Korean War dogfight with seven Soviet fighter jets. He'd been sworn to secrecy because of Cold War sensitivities, and all mention of the battle was scrubbed from the official records.
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2023-01-14/hero-korean-war-navy-cross-8759693.html
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-cross-royce-williams-dogfight/
Holy crap, that is some story.
Great achievement! Especially in a Panther.
Well done Mr. Williams! :notworthy:
A bit of an update on retired Navy Capt. Royce Williams. He received the Taegeuk Order of Military Merit from South Korea this week.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/retired-navy-capt-royce-williams-shares-declassified-heroic-story
And his story is featured in the current issue of Military Heritage Magazine. :notworthy:
Awesome story!
Another update: Trump to give Medal of Honor to 100-year-old pilot who secretly faced off with Soviet jets (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-medal-of-honor-pilot-army-royce-williams-michael-ollis/)
Amazing that a Panther could hold fuel for 35 minutes flight time :)
Anyway, well deserved.