Air War Korea

On June 25, 1950, the Korean War began. Able to attain air superiority over its enemy, the UN air force was able to concentrate its efforts on attacking the North Koreans on the ground, and in the process inflicted significant casualties. In in July 1953, the Korean War came to an end.
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USN Pilot Robert “Bob” Blackington with VA-35 on the wing of a Douglas A-1 Skyraider on USS Leyte CV-32 off of Korea - December 1950
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A U.S. Air Force North American F-86F Sabre from the 12th FBS 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing, at Taegu Air Base (K-2), Korea, in 1952. USAF NMUSAF
a fighter jet sitting on top of an airport tarmac
Gloster Meteor F 8 fighter
A Royal Australian Air Force Gloster Meteor F 8 fighter (serial A-77-570) from No. 77 Squadron at K-14 Kimpo air base during the Korean War. 77 Squadron received the Meteor in May 1951. Originally it was used against the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15. As the Meteors proved to be no match for the MiGs, the squadron switched to ground-attack in September 1951. A77-570 was delivered to the Royal Air Force on 3 June 1951 (serial WE890), and came to the RAAF on 28 December 1951. It was written off on 18 March 1954.
an old black and white photo of a fighter jet flying over the snow covered ground
Vought F4U-4 Corsair with VF-33 from USS Leyte CV-32 flying a mission in support of US Marines during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir - December 1950 LIFE Magazine Archives - John Dominis Photographer
an old navy plane is parked on the tarmac
Flight Deck Operations on USS Leyte CV-32 off of Korea - December 1950 During the time of these pictures the air groups on USS Leyte were mostly flying missions in support of US Forces during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir LIFE Magazine Archives - John Dominis Photographer
an old airplane sitting on top of a tarmac next to a pile of logs
North American F-86F Sabre in Korea. The first F-86Fs reached Korea in June and July of 1952. During late 1952, fully a fifth of Sabre victories over MiGs were obtained without the pilots having to fire their guns. (USAF)
a man standing on the nose of an airplane
Major John F. Bolt, USMC climbing into a U.S. Air Force F-86 Sabre. Photo is dated 13 July 1953, two days after Major Bolt shot down his fifth and sixth MiG-15s to become the only U.S. Marine Corps air Ace of the Korean War. (TSgt. Tom Donaldson)
black and white photograph of a man standing in front of an airplane with his hand on the door handle
USN Aircrew next to a Douglas A-1 Skyraider on USS Leyte CV-32 off of Korea - December 1950 His equipment is a mix; the flight suit is the electrically heated one-piece Navy suit of WW2 vintage.
an airplane is flying over the water on a boat dock with another plane in the background
Flight Deck Operations on USS Leyte CV-32 off of Korea - December 1950 During the time of these pictures the air groups on USS Leyte were mostly flying missions in support of US Forces during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir LIFE Magazine Archives - John Dominis Photographer
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Grumman F9F-2 Panther
A Grumman F9F-2 Panther of Fighter Squadron VF-52 “Knight Riders” on board the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge (CV 45) on July 4, 1950. VF-52 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 5 (CVG-5) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from May 1 to Dec. 1, 1950. The first carrier air strike of the war was launched from the Valley Forge on July 3, 1950. U.S. Department of Defense photo
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a man standing in front of an airplane with metal spirals on it's legs
USN Aviation Chief Mike P. Ross, carrying belted 20mm shells for aircraft on USS Leyte CV-32 off of Korea - December 1950 LIFE Magazine Archives - John Dominis Photographer
people are standing on the deck of an aircraft carrier looking out at the water while another plane flies overhead
Flight Deck Operations on USS Leyte CV-32 off of Korea - December 1950 During the time of these pictures the air groups on USS Leyte were mostly flying missions in support of US Forces during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir LIFE Magazine Archives - John Dominis Photographer
two men are working on an old fighter plane that is parked on the tarmac
Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star
Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star 'Shoot! You're Faded' (s/n 49-821) bearing the markings of the 36th FBS somewhere in Korea 1950. Two ground crewmen are shown fitting the aircraft with a rocket. The left wing of the aircraft is fitted with a tip tank and a NAPALM cannister.
a man standing next to a pole in front of an air force fighter jet field
F3D-2 Staff Sergeant E.S. Mule Holmberg pictured while serving as a radar officer with Marine Night Fighter Squadron VMFN 513 at K-6 airfield.
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Maintenance on a U.S. Air Force Republic F-84G-10-RE Thunderjet fighter (s/n 51-1067) from the 430th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 474th Fighter-Bomber Group, at Taegu Air Base (K-2), Korea, in February 1954.