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  • First Aerial Victories

    On the morning of June 26, 1950, one day after the start of the war, the U.S. Air Force's 68th Fighter (All-Weather) Squadron sent four F-82G aircraft from Itazuke Air Base in Japan to protect two Norwegian ships evacuating civilians from Seoul. While covering a motor convoy of civilians on the

  • Air Superiority: Controlling the Skies

    "As it happened, the air battle was short and sweet. Air supremacy over Korea was quickly established."- Lt. Gen. E. George Stratemeyer, Far East Air Forces Commander during the first year of warControlling the skies over Korea was the USAF's primary mission. After defeating the small North Korean

  • Defending Hill 351: Allies Work Together

    On March 26, 1953, 16 F-51 Mustang fighter-bombers of the newly-created Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) led by Maj. E. Yul Yoon furiously attacked Communist ground forces attacking Hill 351. The air-to-ground action was being directed by a USAF T-6 Mosquito airborne forward air controller flown

  • "Bout One:" Building a South Korean Air Force

    At the beginning of the Korean War, the South Korean air force (known as the Republic of Korea Air Force or ROKAF) had no combat ready aircraft. The U.S. Air Force quickly provided USAF instructor pilots and 10 F-51 Mustangs to the fledgling ROKAF under the code name "Bout One" and commanded by Col.

  • Air Power Partners in Korea

    "Members of the United Nations furnish such assistance to the Republic of Korea as may be necessary to repel the armed attack and restore international peace and security in the area."- United Nations Security Council Resolution 83, June 27, 1950Although the U.S. Air Force provided the largest

  • Leading from the Front: Col. Joseph Davis Jr.

    Thunderjet wing commander Col. Joseph Davis Jr. displayed exceptional leadership by personally leading successful close air support strikes and interdiction raids over North Korea. By war's end, he was the commander of all F-84 units stationed in Korea.Perhaps the most important mission Davis led

  • B-26 Invader in Korea

    "Dear Sis ... The Commies have .50 caliber machine guns, 20 mm, 40 mm, 85 mm, and 105 mm anti-aircraft guns and some son-of-a-b**** with a rifle shot us down ... I don't reckon you need to tell mom about my hairy story."- Letter written home by Lt. Charles Hinton on Jan. 8, 1952The World War II-era

  • 49th Fighter Bomber Group

    At the war's outset, 49th Fighter Bomber Group F-51 Mustang pilots covered the air evacuation of civilians from South Korea. After that, the 49th Fighter Bomber Group concentrated on attacking the advancing North Korean army. In the fall of 1950, the 49th Fighter Bomber Group converted to F-80Cs,

  • A-Frame

    The USAF interdiction campaign struck targets as large as trains or as small as single communist soldiers with A-frame backpacks. Used as an effective means of transportation in Korea for centuries, the A-frame allowed its bearer to carry a tremendous load.Lt. Robert C. Mikesh acquired the A-frame

  • Tetrahedrons

    Stopping enemy traffic at night proved to be a difficult problem. One of the more interesting attempts to stop Communist trucks involved dropping tetrahedrons on North Korean roads. Those trucks that were left stranded could then be destroyed by UN fighter-bombers the following morning. In the end,