Korean Airlift
The Korean Airlift was a military operation during the Korean War by the United States Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and other air forces participating in the United Nations action.[1][2] Beginning in 1950 under the command of Major General William H. Tunner, it provided air support to the war in Korea.
The Airlift provided such things as:
- landing and dropping supplies
- troop transport
- paratroop operations
- psychological operations
- medivac and air rescues
Participating Units[edit]
- USAF Combat Cargo Command (Provisional)
- RCAF
References[edit]
- ^ Services, United States Congress House Committee on Armed (1966). Military Airlift: Hearings Before the Special Subcommittee on Military Airlift of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, Eighty-ninth Congress, First and Second Sessions. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 6931, 6939.
- ^ Airlift Tanker: History of U.S. Airlift and Tanker Forces. Turner Publishing Company. 1995. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-56311-125-9.
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