A US Navy veteran claimed in an interview that the country averted World War III by keeping a decades-old mission as a secret. 

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 secret mission went down on November 18, 1952.

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.

On November 18, 1952, Royce Williams, then 27, was flying the US Navy’s first jet fighter – the F9F Panther – on a mission during the Korean War. While taking off, their group leader’s jet encountered some mechanical problems, forcing Williams and his wingman to abort the mission.

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 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.