In 1952‚ Lieutenant Royce Williams was serving with VF-781 aboard the USS Oriskany as part of Task Force 77. From Wikipedia: “On 18 November 1952‚ on his second mission of the day‚ while on combat air patrol near Hoeryong‚ North Korea‚ his group of four pilots spotted seven MiG-15s overhead. The other three pilots had to return to the carrier and the MiGs began to fire on Williams‚ putting him into a one-man dogfight with seven MiG-15s that lasted 35 minutes. It is believed to be the longest dogfight in U.S. Navy history. Commanders on his carrier ordered him away‚ … The post Preparedness Notes for Saturday — November 18‚ 2023 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.