"By the time the armistice was signed, on July 27, 1953, B-29s had more than paid their way. The old bombers had flown 21,000 sorties and dropped 167,000 tons of bombs. Says Allan: âBy the time we left, there wasnât any electricity in North Korea.â"
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Carl A. Posey, âHow the Korean War Almost Went Nuclearâ, Air & Space Magazine, July 2015
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