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27th June 1950: President Truman sends US navy and air force to Korea

27th June 2022
Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Communist, Containment, Korea, Korean War, North Korea, Truman, United Nations, USA

US President Harry S. Truman ordered air and naval forces to assist South Korea against an invasion by North Korea.

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27th April 1953: The US launches Operation Moolah to obtain a Soviet MiG-15 jet fighter through defection

27th April 2021
Tagged as: Aircraft, America, Cold War, Korean War, MiG-15, North Korea, Operation Moolah, United Nations, United States, USA

By the time the armistice was signed on 27 July, the money for Operation Moolah was still untouched as no pilot had brought their MiG-15 to South Korea.

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27th June 1950: President Truman sends US navy and air force to Korea

27th April 1953: The US launches Operation Moolah to obtain a Soviet MiG-15 jet fighter through defection

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