FEAF

More than thirty joint “maximum effort air strikes” against key industrial objectives were conducted by Navy and FEAF aircraft in the second half of 1952.

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

A FEAF Operational Policy Directive, dated July 10, 1952, outlined the new Air Attack Program to all subordinate units, and they moved swiftly to comply.

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

The FEAF directive outlining the policies of the new Air Attack Program was published in the second week of July.

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Once in a while throughout 1952, FEAF did manage to find some lucrative industrial targets to hit.

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It was a massive structure, the fourth-largest dam in the world, and beyond the capabilities of FEAF to destroy.

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The last few FEAF Formal Target Committee meetings were dominated by discussion about how best to exploit dam attacks.

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In March 1952, Ridgway had rebuffed a request for a similar raid from the Fifth Air Force and FEAF by stating that intelligence did not justify destroying targets whose primary use was for the civilian economy, and that their destruction would not hasten Communist agreement to UN armistice terms.

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When FEAF commander Lt. Gen. O. P. Weyland and Smart approached their new boss about their air pressure strategy, they were pleasantly surprised to find a willing and supportive listener.

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Further information provided to the FEAF Target Committee added that the Communist government had to send special agents to help control the unrest in those cities hardest hit by UN air blows.

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Gen. Jacob Smart, the Far East Air Forces FEAF deputy commander for operations, to look for a better way to apply his resources.

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011