The Air Force Story Volume 2 Chapter 3 on to the Yalu Korean War (1950)

Synopsis

This 1959 episode of The Air Force Story—"Volume II, Chapter III: On To The Yalu, 1950” (SFP 263)—covers the efforts of the U.S. Air Force during the second half of 1950, culminating in the push to the Yalu River. The film opens with new Air Force recruits arriving to training bases in the summer of 1950 ( 01:13 ). The training program involves aircraft maintenance and operation, including flying a Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star ( 01:58 ). An aerial shot ( 02:18 ) of an air field shows the work that most go in to planning the logistics of air supply for the Korean conflict. Under the command of Lieutenant Laurence S. Kuter, the USAF successfully airlifts supplies and equipment across the Pacific. Civilian airlines ( 02:57 ), including American Overseas Airlines, Overseas National Airways, and United Airlines, are used to transport troops. Pacific Airlift transports land in Japan, dropping off cargo and men. From Japan, the cargo is transported to the Korean peninsula under the command of Major General William H. Tunner, head of U.S. Combat Cargo. A C-47 arrives at Taegu Airfield ( 04:16 ) with the Navy’s Admiral Charles Turner Joy and Vice Admiral Arthur Dewey Struble, who meet with the Air Force’s Major General Earle Everard Patridge, Lieutenant General George E. Stratemeyer, and Lieutenant General I.H. Edwards ( 05:00 ). B-29s are sent to attack Korean airfields in enemy hands ( 05:35 ) as a lead-up to the Inchon operation. B-29s bomb communist positions and targets ( 06:00…

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14 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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