An F-86F pilot of the U.S. 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing, Suwon Air Base, South Korea, prepares for a mission. A USAF Lieutenant briefs a Captain (pilot) standing beside a USAF F-86F Sabrejet .The officer takes the chart away. An airman checking under one of the wings of the aircraft. Another pilot climbs down from the cockpit, shakes hands with the the pilot who had just been briefed.(Both pilots are wearing back-pack parachutes) The pilot, just briefed, climbs into the aircraft cockpit, placing his helmet on windshield in front of him. Crew chief helps him strap in, and the pilot puts on his helmet.
Activities at U.S. 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing, Suwon AB (K-13), South Korea, during the Korean War. An F-86F Sabre, number FU-367, on the ramp. The F-86 belongs to the 36th Fighter-Bomber Squadron. A few 1000-pound bombs on a truck. An airman atop the truck beside the bombs. The bombs being lifted out of the truck on hooks. Two airmen standing beside the truck. A few men directing the bomb to a wheel cart. The wheel cart rolled away with the bomb. The ground is covered in pierced steel plank.
Airmen at a USAF base in South Korea during the Korean War. An airman showing arm signals to a USAF F-86 Sabre taxiing on the runway at the USAF air base. The aircraft in the parking area of the air base. A truck loaded with a few bombs moving on the airfield. The airman climbs on to the aircraft and stands beside the cockpit. A fuel tanker approaches the aircraft and parks beside it. The airmen sitting on one of the wings of the aircraft. Two airmen taking the fuel pipe from the tanker, preparing to refuel the aircraft.
The garments sent by the American Red Cross Women at the Red Cross Hospital in Seoul, Korea during the Korean War. Officers near a crate of baby clothing sent by the American Red Cross Women. Korean babies being dressed in donated clothing. A Korean woman with a young child. Women carry children dressed in garments that were sent by the American Red Cross Women.
Far East Air Force operations in Korea during the Korean War. U.S. Air Force B-26 aircraft on Kunsan airbase (K-8) field. Crew members perform preflight inspections and climb aboard. The bombadier gets into the nose turret of the aircraft and pilot into the cockpit. A ground crewman stands fireguard with extinguisher for engine start. Aircraft taxis as a ground crewman signals. Aircraft loaded with bombs under its wings taxis along the field for take off. Aircraft taxis.
Operation Big Switch at Freedom village in Munsan-Ni, Korea. United States General Maxwell Taylor and his party arrive in the Freedom village. Marine climbs on ladder and marks a sign at Panmunjon, over map of road to Freedom village. He lowers it down to a river and then to a village.