Dambusters revisit Dam.On 1 May 1951 during the Korean War Korean War, conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation. , VA-195 pilots flying AD-4 Skyraiders delivered aerial torpedoes Noun 1. aerial torpedo - a torpedo designed to be launched from an airplane torpedo - armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target on the heavily defended and strategically positioned Hwachon Dam, right. Their mission was simple: destroy the flood gates a gate for shutting out, admitting, or releasing, a body of water; a tide gate. See also: Flood and raise the level of the river to form a natural barrier against the enemy's advance. By employing low-level tactics designed to sink ships, the Dambusters earned their name that day. Fifty-three years later and flying F/A-18 Hornets, below, the VFA-195 Dambusters returned to the Hwachon Dam. This time the weapons were simulated and the runs on the target were unopposed as Cdr. Michael Wettlaufer and LCdr. Brian Bronk trained with Republic of Korea forward air controllers. "Only after we simulated the release of our weapons and we were breaking away to the south did I look back and imagine what it must have been like for those aviators Well-known aviators People largely known for their contributions to the history of aviation While all of these people were pilots (and some still are), many are also noted for contributions in areas such as aircraft design and manufacturing, navigation or maneuvering their Skyraiders into position to release torpedoes The list of torpedoes includes all torpedoes operated in the past or present, listed alphabetically. See also:
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