Re: Air Bases

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How many of the bases were former Japanese bases.

Just found this out, Japan manufactured Fuel Tanks for the F86 and other AC in
Korea.

Ed Evanhoe wrote:

> >John,
>
> > >>Why so many airfields? <<
>
> The closer you are to the front, the shorter the flying time. And the front
> moved back and forth during 1950/1951.
>
> As you may have noticed, many of the airfields are in North Korea.  And
> many of the airfields were not major fields but were good enough to fly
> C-47/C-46, F-51s and other prop aircraft from.
>
> As for K-57, Kwangju, it wasn't built until late in the war and only after
> ROKA established a major training base there.
>
> Ed
>
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