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Korean War

Mark IV exposure suit. This is the type worn by fighter pilots over their G-suits, with a life preserver. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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A-3 Lifeboat

The lifeboat featured covers to protect Airmen from rain, wind and sun. (U.S. Air Force)
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A-3 Lifeboat

The boat hits the water and rights itself, ready for boarding. (U.S. Air Force)
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A-3 Lifeboat

The 100-foot main parachute slows the 1.5-ton boat’s descent. (U.S. Air Force)
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A-3 Lifeboat

As the lifeboat falls away, a small drogue parachute opens the main parachute. (U.S. Air Force)
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A-3 Lifeboat

An SB-29 preparing for a lifeboat test drop in 1952. (U.S. Air Force)
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A-3 Lifeboat

An Air Rescue Service SB-29 of the 5th Rescue Squadron with an Edo A-3 lifeboat attached. (U.S. Air Force)
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Korean War

USAF Air Rescue Service H-19 Chickasaw helicopter in Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Korean War

The World War II Flying Fortress soldiered on in Korea as a rescue or staff aircraft. This SB-17G painted in yellow rescue markings was equipped with a droppable lifeboat. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Korean War

This SA-16A Albatross amphibian stands ready for the next rescue mission. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Korean War

The larger and more capable SH-19A supplemented the H-5. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Korean War

An Air Rescue Service crew treats a wounded UN soldier on one of an H-5G helicopter’s two outboard litters. Note the whole blood hanging in the door, and the litter cover on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Korean War

An Air Force H-5G fitted with two stretchers prepares to evacuate a wounded soldier, July 1951. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Korean War

Helicopters and seaplanes worked together. Here, Airmen transfer a patient from the SA-16 Albatross amphibian in the background to an H-5G helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Korean War

Extreme conditions and rugged terrain challenged Air Rescue Service crews. Here, an H-5G helicopter evacuates an injured Ethiopian UN soldier from a remote, snowy mountaintop radar site in March 1952. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Korean War

With the increasing use of helicopters, the USAF developed new rescue techniques including using hydraulic winches. Here, an Airman is hoisted aboard a hovering SH-19. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Korean War

Leaflet “Christmas card” from the Chinese People’s Army. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Korean War

The communists distributed leaflets and safe conduct passes in artillery shells or hand-dropped them from slow-flying biplanes at night. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Korean War

The communists distributed leaflets and safe conduct passes in artillery shells or hand-dropped them from slow-flying biplanes at night. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Korean War

The communists distributed leaflets and safe conduct passes in artillery shells or hand-dropped them from slow-flying biplanes at night. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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