P-51s of the 18th Fighter Bomber Wing of the U.S. Air Force prepare for mission in Korea, during Korean War. A sign reads '67th Fighter Bomber Squadron Operations'. A man walks in front of a sign which reads '12th Fighter Bomber Operations'. The man walks further and touches another sign which reads '2nd Squadron SAAF Operations' and has a picture of a Cheetah with wings on it. Several P-51s and a refueling truck on the ramp. A number of P-51 aircraft taxi as seen from top of a roof. A pilot walks to the aircraft and climbs into the cockpit. The pilot reads a paper. Crew loads magazine into a camera installed beneath an aircraft. A gasoline truck drives near a plane. The driver gets down and walks to the rear of the truck. He hands hose to a man who is seated atop a P-51.
Military operations of United States Air Force 18th Fighter Bomber Wing in Korea, during Korean War. View from inside of a hangar. A jeep with derricks carries Napalm bombs. A SA-16 Albatross of the U.S. Army takes off. Wrecked hangar. A military man stands near a car in a field and watches as P-51 planes take off.
Mechanics of the 18th Fighter Bomber Wing of the U.S. Air Force work on a P-51 in Korea, during Korean War. Three P-51 planes in flight. Military men stand on a jeep in a field and watch as P-51s land. Mechanics work on the fuselage of a P-51 plane.
U.S. soldiers refuel P-51 aircraft in Korea, during Korean War. A number of P-51 Mustangs of the U.S. Air Force and a refueling truck on a ramp area. Two C-47 planes in the background. A tug pulling a small trailer loaded with boxes of ammunition being driven into the area. A tug pulling a load of rockets follows. A crew chief removes boxes of 50 caliber ammunition from trailer and dumps them on the wings of a plane. He checks the belts before attaching them into wing gun position. A sign reads 'Refueling, We fuel them, You fly them'. A driver climbs down a truck. A ground crew member refuels the aircraft. Meter in operation.
U.S. soldiers install rockets and bombs on the wings of planes in Korea, during Korean War. Soldiers unload rockets from a trailer. A partially constructed hangar in the background. Soldiers carry the rockets and install them on the wing of a P-51. A film technician installs a 16 mm camera in the wing of a P-51. A jeep equipped with derricks drives into a bomb dump. A Korean laborer attaches the hook of the derrick to two Napalm bombs. The jeep lifts and carries the Napalm bombs onto a trailer. Two men help to unload the bombs. A man stands among rows of Napalm bombs. A soldier pushes a trolley with a Napalm bomb towards a plane. A crew chief attaches Napalm bombs to P-51. A Korean native pulls a wheel rack to haul a single 500 pound general purpose bomb around the area. F-51 in the background.
Pilots of P-51 and F-51 planes of the U.S. Air Force prepare to take off in Korea, during Korean War. Interior of a briefing room. An officer briefs the pilots. The officer points towards a map. Close view of pilots' faces as they listen to the officer. The pilots come out of the briefing room. Several F-51s in a row. A pilot climbs onto the wing of F-51. The pilot talks to a crew chief. Another pilot checks a note book while standing on the wing of the plane. Yet another pilot climbs into the cockpit of a P-51. Rockets and bombs on the plane. Shadow of rotating propeller on the ground. Close view of nose section of the plane. A pilot in the cockpit of a stationary P-51. 'Pilot-Lieutenant Bell, Crew Chief—Sergeant Olson' written on the side of the plane. A P-51 taxies on the ground past a partially complete hangar. Two men talk. A number of F-51 planes on runway await signal for take off. A jeep and a man across airfield. Several stationary Sikorsky R-5 helicopters in the background. A ground crew member signals P-51s to take off. The planes take off. Two crew chiefs stand and watch the take off. A truck parked across the runway. The driver looks at the planes as they take off. Roof of the hangar shows large hole in the steel framework. F-51 flies overhead. F-51s in flight. Four P-51s in flight. .