According to an old interview with a former US Navy officer, the United States of America played a major hand in averting World War III, which could have led to a massive scale of destruction and loss of life across the entire globe.
The US Navy reportedly carried out a “secret mission” which was left hidden from the world for around 50 years to maintain peace and avoid the incitement of World War III. The US defence forces were certain that the mission could have disturbed world peace.
According to an interview by CNN in 2021, a US naval aviator shot down four Soviet fighter jets in the most heroic manner back in 1952, but Washington decided to keep it a secret for decades. The secret mission went down on November 18, 1952.
Over 50 years ago, a 27-year-old Royce Williams was tasked with flying the first US Navy fighter jet during the Korean War. Williams was flying the F9F when his group leader hit a technical snag, and his team was left alone to complete the mission.
Williams’ team noticed seven Soviet MiG-15 fighter jets headed toward the United States task force. During the CNN American Veteran Centre interview, Williams said, “They just didn’t come out of Russia and engage us in any way before.”
Williams showed bravery and opened fire on the four Soviet jets that turned towards him. He had defied the US commander’s order and engaged with the Russians. MiG-15 was considered the best fighter jet in the world at the time, yet Williams decided to take on four of them to avert a crisis.
As he opened fire on the fighter jets, the Soviet MiG-15 aircraft also started retaliating, hitting the aircraft in which Williams was flying, leaving his rudder and wing control surfaces disabled. Williams ended up eventually destroying four of the Soviet fighter jets.
Despite his heroics, the destruction of the four MiG-15 jets by Williams was kept a secret by the United States government as they believed that it could trigger World War III.
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