Re: AF Base

[Ed Evanhoe <ede@oio.net>]

Marty,

 >>At 09:58 PM 10/29/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi & thx for the reply. The story I'm hearing is that a bomber unit left
>behind some men who were then strung up and killed with mechanic's tools.
>Could be Korean urban legend??<<

>Story could be true or it could be an urban legend.  Only air bases I know 
>of big enough to be used by bombers larger than B-26s during the retreat 
>to the Pusan Perimeter was Pusan (K-1), Taegu (K-2), P'ohang (K-3) Taejon 
>(K-5), Suwon (K-13) and Osan (K-55.)  I never heard of any but Pusan, 
>Taegu and P'ohang being used for bombers during the early days.  Of these 
>three, the only one which came close to being overrun was K-3 at 
>P'ohang.  It was evacuated but not overrun.


Ed

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