The Attack that Almost Started WW3 and You've Never Heard About
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- In the early hours of June 23, 1952, the skies over the Korean Peninsula braced for a mission that many feared would start a new World War. Task Force 77, a formidable fleet of four American aircraft carriers, was poised to strike. The USS Philippine Sea, already in position, was soon joined by the USS Princeton, USS Boxer, and finally, the USS Bon Homme Richard, sailing from Yokosuka, Japan, to bolster the force.
Their objective was the Sui-ho Dam, a strategic target less than forty miles from a MiG-15 fighter base complex in China. With 150 MiGs stationed there, the stakes were high. The mission's success hinged on a coordinated, simultaneous arrival over the targets, ensuring the enemy's defenses were caught off guard.
As the clock ticked, aircraft from the US Air Force, the US Navy, and the US Marine Corps took to the skies. Propeller-driven planes and jets, launched in tandem, aimed to converge on their target simultaneously. The carrier aircraft of Task Force 77, masking their radar signatures, flew low over the mountains, preparing for a high-speed assault.
Leading the charge in one of the staggering 410 strike sorties to be launched that day, eighty-four F-86 Sabres arrived in the Sui-ho area. Their primary task was to fend off the hundreds of MiGs that were taking to the sky. Accompanying US fighter-bombers had over 200 tons of bombs ready to rain on the dam.
The fate of the world was in the balance. Destruction of the Sui-ho dam would not only knock out 90% of power in the region and cripple North Korea, but this came at the risk of cutting off power to China. As hundreds of fighters met in the skies so close to Chinese territory, British intelligence behind the scenes feared the mission was on the verge of triggering World War 3…
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It had one really big accomplishment. It taught our enemies we could cause major disruption, and they they couldn't stop it. That's a victory in itself.
but it didnt, they already had enough equipment manufactured for the short term all it did was piss them off.
they still have no industry 70 years later- how can you say this had no meaningful impact with a straight face?
@@quindariusgooch-hc4gn 14:36
@@DPelicanGaming good?
@@quindariusgooch-hc4gn that's because they chose not to build any. That doesn't really reflect on this attack.
My father a W2 pilot who stayed in and was still a P-51/A-51 pilot when the balloon went up. He actually flew air suppression cover on this mission. He brought his aircraft home bent and with a bunch of holes in her, he said that he only kept it in the air because he would rather die than piss off the Crew chief. Dad always said he was half magician and half monster and that was what kept his aircraft in the sky because even it was scared of letting him down or damaging his aircraft.
Pretty cool. My Uncle was a WWII P51 fighter pilot who stayed in and flew P51’s in Korea. He retired as a Colonel (Colonel Kenneth Young) and went on to be the Vice President of Dillard Paper in South Carolina. He passed away in the late 90’s. Almost all of these badass WWII veterans have left us now. We can only remember their bravery and honor their service.
As a crew chief I wanted to say this is one of the most wonderful comments I’ve ever read on CZcams.
Thank you for posting that.
Your father sounds like he was one hell of a man! We don't make them like we used to. One of the best comments I've read.
I don't believe any of you.
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@DarkDocs should look up the "Norwegian rocket incident", also known as the Black Brant scare, you´ll find info on wikipedia, Norway almost started WW3 in 1995
Fascinating tale of a mission/battle, that's not in the history books. I've found the history of the Korean war interesting, thanks for adding this piece to it. 👍
Your videos on the various conflicts in history are among the best. I never hesitate to watch anything you make. Many thanks for the amazingly high quality products you provide. As a lifelong student of military history I look to you to provide the information that is lacking in my studies. Thanks again and please continue your fine work!
You are 100% correct or should I say I feel exactly as you described thanks for saving me the trouble
I have the cruise book from the USS Philippine Sea during that raid. My dad and 2 uncles were on her during that time (my 2 uncles were introduced to my aunts by my dad, thier brother.) Never think much about it since both my dad and I are just pieces in 250 years of family military service. But I have heard the stories a dozen times growing up. Especially when the 3 of them would get together and pull the male kids aside to tell them what they did and what was expected. And it was never I did this. It was "you know what your uncle did?"
Fascinating, never heard of this operation before. Great presentation.
My father was on the USS Philippine Sea during this time. He was an electrician and probably worked on a bunch of them planes.
My Dad as well. He served in W.W ll as a chief gunners mate so he must of did the same on the Philippine Sea.
I can bet he didn't work on planes at all if he was an electrician.
@@kylenewsome8439 Knowing that he went to work for Rockwell and did all kinds of radio and TV work,Yes he did work on the electronics of the planes and jets. Have photos as proof. And he is still alive.
@@kylenewsome8439 electronics engineer, sorry not an electrician.
If you're getting bomb damage from your own bombs, you might be a tad too close.
MacArthur had the right idea.
I was always under the impression that we ceased aggressive behavior after the nonaggression pact far earlier. How could this have been thought of planned and discussed not to mention carried out and justified. If just one of our dams were hit I might see step one but without a single bullet crossing our borders I am ashamed. I am as far as possible from being informed on the war being my only knowledge comes from mash I wonder why so many people claimed that to be the time period america was great and we should return to the moral mile marker I need to learn more
@shaneurquhart8154 I love this comment. It actually made me giggle with you mentioning Mash. Brilliant from a comedic standpoint. Thank god none of this actually happened though. Its likely that we wouldn't be here to write these comments.
@@shaneurquhart8154you need to learn a lot more. Start it Russia in the 1890’s and work from there. Read. Lots of reading.
definitely 2 stories. the repair is a window that was filled in. the logs sticking out was a cantilevered porch.. hope this helps
I couldn't imagine being on the ground while all of those tons of ordinance are dropped around me. What a wild operation the was well executed!
These Dark Docs are hands down the best of all documentaries made. 👍✌️👏
My grandfather was a F86E Saber pilot during this & flew multiple intercept missions against the defending MiGs. They had some amazing dogfights.
Did you know those hot-rod Migs were powered by Rolls Royce engines? I.E. pay-back foe saving England?
I would say the repercussions can still be seen today. Look at a night photograph of that part of the world. North Korea is almost in a state of blackout and their industry is minimal at best.
I'm an electrical engineer.
I don't agree with your logic.
There is too much unnecessary night illumination in the West.
Power plants burning coal all night long for the benefit of nobody.
Most of my clients are afraid of everything. My place is to be the genius hero that saves them from "the dark."
They treat me like a superhero: I'm expected to work for free.
That's because communist want the people held at a low standard of living and uneducated. The only ones who can achieve are the ones who kiss their boots.
@@lc3853yet Pyongyang the capital of NK is lit up all night long. Go tell their fearless leader to shut off the lights when it's his beddy bye time there Vlad. NK has rolling black outs daily and has an army of female traffic police to act as traffic lights when their power goes out.
@@lc3853. Drill Baby, Drill. Frack Baby, Frack. Strip mine the earth until nothing but an empty shell is left…..
That situation is far more political than it is a repercussion of any kind. They have the resources and both China and the Soviet Union (later, the Russian Federation) would be happy to help them along with rebuilding, but the "Hermit Kingdom" has not allowed foreigners to help because it might make them look weaker than they already do, so they do without.
Truman missed the chance to prevent the Korean War when he failed the Nationalists a few years before.
The world someday will have to reckon with the Chi Coms.
Very true. Also, had we supported the KMT more, china wouldn't have been an issue at all. It would be entirely like Taiwan is now... and folks wanna tell me appeasement and pacifism "works" for world peace.
the world isnt peaceful because of civilians. @@stillcantbesilencedevennow
Maps of the area would be very helpful.
Thank you, I learned something.
Brilliant what a wonderful piece of military planning and yes you are indeed right, I hadn’t heard a word about it!
Bob
England
TY Dark Docs! This was interesting! :)
❤ from 🇨🇦 eh! :)
At 5:15 you mispoke southern China. You clarify that it is indeed northeast China at 13:30. I know you put a lot of effort in to each video and there is many details. Keep making videos.
get a life !!!
Awesome historic info!!❤
By looking at satellite photos taken at night today, you'd think North Korea still hasn't recovered from this attack.
Almost 70% of North Korea’s manufacturing is done “below ground,” and it’s been this way since the cease fire came in the Korean conflict. If they now have nukes’ then they certainly have the capacity and ability to manufacture everyday items. Some cultures in the world aren’t about having every little newly invented gadget or projecting all the bling bling possible, just for attention or to aid their own complex of being relevant.
@@FaithnGod1558 *cough* America *cough*
Are you guys high? North Korea is a shit hole. If they are digging then they are only making large graves for later. They have nothing to offer the world
Wtf lol
How about a presentation about air-sea rescue operations of the Korean War?
Strategies were super. efficiency at its best, old warriors well used , hopefully they still teach this today 2023 if needed.
Who wants to be a Soldier??
Government paid Murderer!!
I'll NEVER FIGHT FOR BRITISH
Born & Bred Englishman........England isn't recognised by its Own Parliament!!
The Welsh Government recognises its People. Just like the Scottish Parliament recognises its People.
I even have National Health Service(NHS)..........ONLY THE ENGLISH HAVE TO PAY FOR PRESCRIPTIONS!!!!
They should have taken out China back then!!
You need to watch, what if MacArthur became president by possible history. It explores that exact same scenario.
Godless Marxist Democrats gave all China to the Godless Marxist Commies at the Yalta sellout! (Costing Millions of lives) All giving credence to Romans 6:23, " Death is the wages of sin, vs. the gift of God is everlasting life through Jesus Christ our lord."
Harry S. Truman was an indecisive, i wouldve sent Stratofortress bombers with 100 escort fighters jets and prop.
Yep. Too much politic concern. Should have finished off those dam instead just the power stations.
Ww3 started with the "cold war", and every conflict since have been proxy wars. So with that in mind.....
We are now in Ukraine vs Russian's war while not on the ground yet we are still in it.
@@zebradun7407 Yes, and we shouldn't be in ukraine at all and had this current illegal illegit government not have kept the war going? there would be no more killing. I dislike Putin, but the main villains in this are the jerks in the D.istrict of C.orruption. Those jerks are the only ones pushing for us to have war with the Russians. They have to keep the military industrial complex alive so they can line their ow damned pockets with money.
@@zebradun7407 Have you ever asked yourself, why?
Money and greed.
@@NoobNoobNews You good Sir, have just won the Internet!! 100% correct, the answer is naked greed!!
Good vid. Thanks for history I did not know.
anyone ELSE note the Dams remained! no torpedos or dam busters! War is Economy, and we wanted the lights out, we did not want to Flood the food supply for the people.
Thank you.
And the lights are still out
USS Bam Richard?
Didn’t know the USN named a ship after a Glasgow ‘Ned’?
Bonhomme Richard, I believe.
Bon Homme Richard. Carries the name of John Paul Jones' ship of the Revolutionary War.
the larger scale logistics point of view always seems strange, plans say it will reduce productivity and results are almost always minor even with complete success
Okay, it's an important battle from the Korean War. But I'm missing the part where this risked escalating into World War 3. Wasn't worry about USSR and China getting involved something that we were worried about for that whole war?
I think the fear was that destroying a major industrial target so close to China, that China also relied heavily on, would result in the proxy war devolving into a full scale war between the U.S. and China - subsequently dragging all of their allies into the war as well.
@@gregt995 Ah, China relied on the Dam too, that's the detail I missed.
the soviets and ccp were already involved it wasn't ever going to go beyond that
As usual very good video. Pedantic Point of Order just because I cannot help myself, there were no angled deck carriers in the Korea War. Angled decks were introduced to the US Navy in 1955.
Carry on I enjoyed the video.
You're that guy. The channel uses footage that is available, and it often potrays individuals and equipment that have little or no bearing on the subject at hand.
I know I am, that's why I said Pendatic.@@Kneon_Knight
At about 12:00 you talk about new dangers and then show what looks to have been the aftermath of an attack on a carrier.
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DC war comics?
@@lc3853Speak for yourself.
A fun idea, but ignorant. Humans are creatures, animals. We are natural, as is war. Insects war, lions war, myriad species engage in eugenics and attempted genocide DAILY. We are just better at it than they are. Either we master our animal nature, or we continue to lose and die in wars started by old men with more money than us plebs will ever see. Me? I advocate for national striking, but apparently that's taboo to the consoomer minded American.
MacArthur should have been relieved of duty after escaping away in the dark of the night and then ordering the survivors to surrender including what would become my future command 3/4 "I" company. The guy had to have more blackmail material than J. Edgar Hoover to keep combat commands.
And then MacArthur tried to deny the Medal of Honor to General Jonathan Wainwright. He led the troops after MacArthur fled. He was the highest ranking American POW in the Pacific. He was starved while in captivity and his health was broken. He was nominated for the Medal of Honor early in his captivity, in 1942. But his nominated was rejected due to the vocal and strident opposition of General MacArthur, who felt that Corregidor should not have been surrendered.
When it comes to war, a country's leader should never tell generals how to win a war, they should just give them an objective and then get out of the way
Not in a Democracy.
The President is the Commander in Chief.
History tells us that checks and balances work best.
War is politics by other means. It is not just territory or killing.
To many advertising interruption 😮.
You should do a video on the two times israel attacked american warships before they started bores with neighboring countries
In the middle of your video you talk about negotiations, but show a short clip of Emperor Hirohito emerging from a building. I think that’s from post-WWII Japan and has nothing to do with the Korean War. Neither north or south would have welcomed Japan’s participation in any talks.
The major video inaccuracies like this have been around since the start of the channel, you'll have to get used to it unfortunately. Pretend it's a history channel short and assume the historical footage is loosely-based around the context of the video, and it's not too bad. Though I hate the inaccurate historical footage as well, I'd rather see stills of the actual people/areas/vehicles in question if there isn't sufficient footage available for the video's length.
@@Supercohboy Yes, I like the videos regardless, including this one. But Hirohito kind of jumps out at you. The most recognizable on the Axis side, next to Hitler & Mussolini.
ב''ה, if only this had succeeded, none of us would have to go to work.
How about the USS Liberty?
should have finished it then
MacAruthur was a bumbling Buffon..
He was always trying to fuel his unwarranted ego.
Mark Clark???? replaced Ridgeway !!!
Thank - you . ( 2023 / Nov / 07 )
I’d say 50 years from now there will be plenty of videos about the day today. Except I believe there will be only ashes left 50 years from now.
"The attack was a masterstroke of military strategy. A blend of audacity, precision and execution." Goodness, you had a little wargasm there, didn't you?
Its like the winged hussars in 1683, or like when the Japanese won at Tsushima. You gotta appreciate good methods. :)
The Chinese Migs didn't take off in Day #1 because of the weather?
So, what happened re. those Mig's afterwards??
I wouldn't call a Skyraider "sleek", maybe pugnacious...
The US government really has no chill
Eternal Vigilance USA and Allies!🇺🇲🇺🇳
Republicans hate America they love their putin and his puppet, trump
"There is no substitute for victory" --Gen. Douglas MacArthur
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And to this day, most of North Korea uses Candles.
Not bad at all only 5 jets lost for a extremely important damn
Lost 5 pilots
So, where are they now?
You forget, the Iranians after operation praying mantis shot missiles that they had so far denied having, firing on American ships. Reagan, at the time, convinced the Iranians to label the attack as an accident and was officially swept under the rug.
This goes to show that if you want war and more of it along with thousands of deaths if not millions, mess with the animals and non combatting citizens and I guarantee you that it's gonna ramp up especially if it is some country of big enough forces to get the feet on the ground that it would take to get you to have to get your boots on the ground up in the face of your resolute enemy to try and stop him. Great afternoon to you all and God bless.
We should have taken MacArthur’s recommendations and chased China out of the Korean Peninsula and turn him loose.
That war was already vs China.
Sorry but you don’t get into a shooting war and then not decimate the enemies will to fight.
You destroy their power, water, industry, transportation (particularly bridges), and then you leave them to worry about fighting back from the Stone Age you sent them to.
Unlike rebuilding like the idiots in charge of this country tend to do.
Japan post WWII & not destroying Saddam’s retreating forces in Desert Storm for just two instances of idiocy by political idiots making decisions.
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Attack a dam and causing a flash flood never should of even been an opition.
How many people died because of evil that never takes a day off !
"The Attack that Almost Started WW3 and You've Never Heard About" Which one?
Repeated footage of planes dropping napalm - no mention in commentary. Not sure how this fits the narrative.
Sleek, Skyraider???
Repeated shots of ordinance being dropped and flame throwers which had nothing to do with the bombing of the dam.
Well, we had the advantage back then. we don't any more now our enemies stronger than we are.
lolol.
Not exactly. Definitely a different playing field though.
The U.S. hasn't won a war since 1945. The Taliban kicked our butts out of Afghanistan using simple, relatively primitive weapons. Our military can't win against a modern military force on the battlefield. We're equipped and trained to fight against a guerrilla force and counterinsurgency.
Russia will defeat us on the ground in a non-nuclear engagement.
We had the world's largest and most powerful army, russia wasn't even half of what they say they were north korea didn't have any missiles China didn't have any missiles The only difference now is equipment that we'd didn't have back then we have Missiles bombs that could destroy the world back then. There's no difference. The only difference Man Had more balls back then. We just let everybody catch up. That was part of the plan. These globalists don't want peace.
So . . . was the attack even intended to breach the dams?
Because, if it was, they failed to learn the lessons from the raid in May 1943 on the dams in western Germany.
So what....China didn't have nukes....bring it on
Why the footage of napalm?
They should have blown that dam up way earlier in the war.
Pretty sure a ton of people know about this. But ur title worked heres your interaction 😂
Bombing video was not hydro-electric facilities !? Wtf !?
I really love the red Clickbait arrows. It shown how much you’ve grown as a channel. It’s very unfortunate. Another video I won’t be watching. I am so sick of Clickbait arrows.
What SUCKS on channels like this is that the creator can't say anything controversial but the ads contain absolute bullshit.
Ending the war would've closed down the gravy train so nope
Just a heads up, I didn't get a notification of this video despite subscribing 😕
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In 202X flat phone batteries might spark a revolution, yes.
MacArthur was right
Mark Clarke aggressive???
It is hard to believe. Maybe he started eating his Wheaties.
Stugot
Thank you Truman for creating the CCP monster that we have to deal with today. I guess his glasses contributed to his shortsightedness, not helped.
Yeah MacArthur was definitely on to something
@@rsears78he was an ass, but he was right about china and Russia. So was Patton.
North Korea still hasn't recovered from that attack
If you had a head on your shoulders at that moment, you would have ended the communists in China.
woulda, coulda, shoulda, wish I hada
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Damn commies...
WW3 can start at several hotspots: Taiwan, Kashmir....
hang on,, attacking a dam, isnt that a warcrime?
you speak too fast...
and what about all the civilian deaths america
Why do you assume I did not know about this? Your titles are assumptions and disrespectful.
Remarkable that you do not even bother to estimate Korean Civillian Deaths in this bombing of dams and electricity supply
all this for a little land called korea
Wonderful people.
I served there, extended a second year. The work ethic is phenonmenal. And they did their part, with one of the world's largest standing armies.
Yes. A land of people hoping for more. Nothing wrong with helping them.
Repetitive, again, over and over. Otherwise, enjoyed it.
You have a video of a Corsair dropping Napalm bomb on which some sort of a Gorge I seen that in every shot from Black Sheep Squadron to now and is anybody know where that took place
Not exactly sure, but the F-4U took off and dropped napalm so close to airfield it didn't even put-up landing gear before attacking.
@@Rigidflex17 I wonder if they had to slow down to stall speed or something for that spot?
Great story. Pictures not so much. MacArthur going ashore with the Ptesudeny of the Philippines, talking about Chinese and showing emperor of Japan. Picture of USS Shangri-la instead of deployed carriers etc.
It’s not “communism vs capitalism”. Capitalism is a socialist term. The paradigm is communism vs freedom. The communists themselves acknowledged that.
“Have not fascism in Italy, and National Socialism in Germany, attained similar results as the USSR? Have not both been achieved at the price and privation and personal liberty sacrificed for the good of the state?” - Stalin