During the retreat back to South Korea, at Yonpo inside the Hamhung - Hungnam defense perimeter, during Korean War. U.S. soldiers evacuate the wounded and other personnel from Yonpo air base. Aerial view of mountainous, snow covered terrain. Soldiers and military trucks at an air base. Cargo and supplies on the snow covered ground. C-47 Skytrain C-119 Flying Boxcars on the airstrip. C-119 with open cargo holds. Soldiers climb into a transport plane. Soldiers in the hold. Four soldiers help carry a wounded on tiller from a military truck into the plane. More wounded brought into the plane. Aerial view of the area near the air base. Transport aircraft are from the U.S. Far East Air Forces Combat Cargo Command.
U.S. Army soldiers walk on snow covered Yonpo air base in Korea, during Korean War. General Douglas MacArthur is seen talking to other officers and soldiers on the air field. He boards a U.S. military C-121 Lockheed Constellation transport plane, bearing 5-star insignia on the fuselage. The plane taxis and takes off. During evacuation of U.S. forces from Yonpo Air Base, facing Chinese offensive.
U.S. 8th Army soldiers evacuate northern positions in Korea following Chinese offensive in the north, during Korean War. Military truck and jeep near a C-47 Skytrain during evacuation of Yonpo Air Base. Soldiers help people get off the plane and climb into the waiting military truck. Snow covered ground at the air base. Transport planes on the airstrip. Soldiers carry the wounded on a stretcher. Transport aircraft are from the U.S. Far East Air Forces Combat Cargo Command.
Arrival of Admiral Charles Turner Joy, United States Navy, at Yonpo Air Base in Korea shortly before evacuation of Yonpo in the face of Chinese offensive, during Korean War. Admiral Joy chatting with Admiral Doyle. Another officer standing with the Admirals. Admiral Joy meets his son, 1st Lt Duncan Joy, USAF. The Admiral talking to his son. Joy and his son enter a military jeep and leave. Cars and planes parked on the snow-covered airstrip.
View of Ashinya Air Force Base building in Japan. 187th Regiment of 11th Airborne Division load ammunition on vehicles. They board C-54 Skymasters parked at Ashinya Air Force Base, Japan. The Aircraft takes off from airstrip. C-119 Flying Boxcar in flight. C-54 Skymasters lands at Kimpo Air Force Base in South Korea. Paratroopers disembark the aircraft and carry a wounded soldier on stretcher. Boats unloaded from C-119 Flying Boxcars at Kimpo Air Force Base. Air Force General Kenney, General Stratemeyer and retired General Spaatz tour the airbase and look at equipment lying on ground. North Korean Yak fighter plane in the background. (Korean War period.)
Dead bodies of South Korean civilians massacred by retreating North Korean forces at Taegu in South Korea. Dead bodies of men, women and children in dire conditions, placed in line on ground. Civilians identify family members' bodies. Burned bodies of dead South Koreans outside building. (Korean War period.)