An F-86 sabrejet of the U.S. 8th Fighter-bomber Wing at Suw0n Air Base (K-13). South Korea, during the Korean War. The pilot seated in the cockpit. 'FU 491' written beside the tail of the aircraft. The F-86 taxiing on the runway. The bombs seen in position under each wing of the aircraft. Another F-86 in the background on the runway. The F-86 Sabre preparing for take-off. Airfield covered with pierced steel plank.
An F-86F of the 8th Fighter-bomber Wing, at Suwon Air Base (K13), South Korea during the Korean War. A USAF F-86 Sabre parked on pierced steel plank apron. One of the wings of the aircraft in view. A few airmen wheeling a 1000-pound bomb under the wing of the aircraft. The men seated under the wing of the aircraft mounting the bomb on to the bomb rack under the wing. The bomb being secured by the airmen.
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.
U.S. Navy aircraft in Vietnam during Operation Market Time of the Vietnam War. Three crew members in a parking area at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon. U.S. Navy Lockheed P-2H aircraft on a line. A tow bar being attached to P-2H aircraft. P-2H being towed to the parking area. A sign on the aircraft reads 'Navy VP-2'. Four flight crewmen walk down the line past the P-2H aircraft.
U.S. Navy aircraft in Vietnam during Operation Market time of the Vietnam War. Nose of an aircraft parked at an air base. A sign on the cockpit of the aircraft reads 'C.P. LTJG E.J. Hopkins'. Another sign reads 'Lt. Swenson' and 'Lt. Hopkins'. Two flight crew men work on a tow bar. They hook the bar to the nose of the aircraft. A tractor backs down and the men hook up the bar to the back of the tractor. The tractor driver works on the controls as he moves the aircraft out of the turn up area. The tow bar being attached to the tractor. The aircraft being slowly moved to the turn up area. The tractor tows the aircraft. A crew member releases the tow bar from the tractor. The tow bar being released from the aircraft. A pilot climbs aboard the aircraft. Two crewmen stand by as the starboard engine is started. The port engine turns up slowly. A U.S. Navy Lockheed P-2H aircraft taxis out from a line. A U.S. Navy Phantom F-4B taxis down the line with a drogue parachute open.
U.S. Navy aircraft in Vietnam during Operation Market Time of the Vietnam War. A U.S. Navy Lockheed P-2H aircraft taxis at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon. Aircraft in flight. One of the patrol aircraft returns. A U.S. Navy C-117 Hummer aircraft moves towards a parking area. A patrol aircraft taxis in to the parking area. A P-2H aircraft taxis to the parking area. Ground crew directs the aircraft as it makes a starboard turn. The aircraft in parking area as crew men stand next to the aircraft. Engines stop. The aircraft being towed to a parking area.
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