Suwon Air Base (IATA: SWU, ICAO: RKSW) is a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) base near Suwon city. The base is home to the ROKAF's 10th Fighter Wing...
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important, as in late 1951, the US Air Force's top fighter pilot Gabby Gabreski was placed in charge of Suwon Air Base. A memorial to French forces was...
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ADAR, at Camp Carroll (MIM-104 Patriot) 6th Battalion, 52nd ADAR, at Suwon Air Base (MIM-104 Patriot, AN/TWQ-1 Avenger) Battery D, 2nd ADAR, at Camp Carroll...
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Captain Lee Chul-su defected with another Shenyang J-6, number 529, to Suwon Air Base, South Korea. He reportedly left behind his wife and two children. Lee...
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government changed the status of three US air bases in South Korea. Kwang Ju Air Base, Suwon Air Base and Taegu Air Base had previously been announced as ending...
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North American F-86 Sabre (section Pakistan Air Force)
and China) over which the most intense air-to-air combat took place. On 17 June 1951, at 01:30, Suwon Air Base was bombed by two Polikarpov Po-2 biplanes...
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25th Fighter Squadron (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency)
Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, where it remained until 1 February 1981. On that date, the 25th was relocated without personnel or equipment to Suwon Air Base, Republic...
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Fukuoka Airport (redirect from Itazuke Air Base)
(福岡空港, Fukuoka Kūkō) (IATA: FUK, ICAO: RJFF) — formerly known as Itazuke Air Base — is an international airport located 1.6 NM (3.0 km; 1.8 mi) east of Hakata...
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Darrell Cornell (category United States Air Force officers)
was killed on October 10, 1984, at Suwon Air Base, while performing a demonstration flight for the South Korean Air Force (ROKAF). The F-20, 82-0062, c/n...
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Lockheed F-94 Starfire (section Air Defense Command)
began to re-equip the 68th FAWS at Itazuke Air Base, while rotating pilots and radar operators to Suwon Air Base in South Korea where they flew combat missions...
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South Korean 131st TRS (Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron), 39 TRG, at Suwon Air Base, along with another 11 sent later. ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures...
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Gwanggyosan, and this stream joins the Hwanggujicheon further south, by Suwon Air Base. The Seohocheon is joined in Jeongja-dong by the Jeongjacheon (also...
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Tornado ADV. 82-0062 (Northrop serial number GG.1001) – crashed at Suwon Air Base, South Korea on 10 October 1984. Pilot killed. 82-0063 (Northrop serial...
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Korea Air Force Seosan Air Base Sokcho RKND SHO Republic of Korea Army Sokcho Air Base Suwon RKSW SWU Republic of Korea Air Force Suwon Air Base Yecheon...
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The Air Defense Artillery Branch is the air defense branch of the United States Army, specializing in the use of anti-aircraft weapons (such as surface-to-air...
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When airfields became available in South Korea, the unit moved to Suwon Air Base to conduct ground support operations. In addition, the 35th Fighter...
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Fighter-Bomber Wing (35th, 36th, and 80th Fighter-Bomber Squadrons), based at Suwon Air Base, was the longest-serving F-80 unit in Korea. It began missions...
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Buzz Aldrin (category Recipients of the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal)
part of the 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing. At the time it was based at Suwon Air Base, about 20 miles (32 km) south of Seoul, and was engaged in combat...
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Duane G. Carey (category Recipients of the Air Medal)
Air Force Base, Louisiana, and Suwon Air Base, Republic of Korea. He completed F-16 Fighting Falcon training in 1988 and was assigned to Torrejon Air...
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Seongnam RKSO (OSN) – Osan Air Base – Osan RKSS (GMP) – Gimpo International Airport – Seoul RKSW (SWU) – Suwon Air Base - Suwon RKTA – Hanseo University...
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82nd Aerial Targets Squadron (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency)
detachment of temporarily assigned aircraft (12) and personnel (TDY) to Suwon Air Base, ROK. The squadron continued this service until 31 May 1971 when the...
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Children's Day flight exhibition (Suwon Air Base, South Korea) – Captain Kim Do-hyun of the Republic of Korea Air Force's Black Eagles display team was...
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referred to as the K13 Sonata in F, K. 13, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Suwon Air Base, established during the Korean War K-13, a fictional ski run in the...
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The 319th remained until 9 February 1952 when it was reassigned to Suwon Air Base, South Korea flying F-94 Starfires. The next ADC unit was the 81st Fighter-Interceptor...
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Gabby Gabreski (category Recipients of the Air Medal)
F-80s to F-86s in a 10-day period. Gabreski was transferred to K-13 (Suwon) Air Base, accompanied by most of the former 56th FIW pilots who had come with...
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The Hunters (1958 film) (category Films about the United States Air Force)
backdrops, and where exteriors simulating rice paddies and a gate for Suwon Air Base could be erected. Operational F-86 Sabre fighters, which were still...
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capturing the beach at Incheon, they were tasked with capturing the Suwon Air Base 22 miles inland. Over the next few days they studied maps, reports,...
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Robert Ray Scott (redirect from Robert R. Scott (United States Air Force))
Fighter-Bomber Squadron in April 1953, during the Korean War. Stationed at Suwon Air Base in South Korea, he flew 117 missions during the war and was awarded...
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36th Fighter Squadron (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency)
US Air Force's 51st Operations Group at Osan Air Base, South Korea. It operates the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting air superiority...
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was abandoned several days later. On 17 June 1951, at 01:30 hours, Suwon Air Base was bombed by two Po-2s. Each biplane dropped a pair of fragmentation...
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