Yonpo Airfield
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Yonpo Airfield, also known as Yonpo Air Base or K-27 Air Base, was an airport near Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea.
F9F-2 of VF-721 about to attack Yonpo in 1951
C-119s preparing to drop supplies to Marines in the Chosin Reservoir
Marine Ground Control Intercept Squadron 1 radar site located at Yonpo Airfield in December 1950.
The UN offensive into North Korea was a large-scale offensive in late 1950 by United Nations forces against North Korean forces during the Korean War.
Yonpo Airfield
…none of which were damaged by the airstrike. On 19 July carrier aircraft of Task Force 77 attacked Yonpo destroying 15 aircraft. The Yonpo area was captured by the 5th and 7th Marine Regiments advancing from Wonsan on 30 October 1950 and the airfield was put into service by the UN forces. The USAF designated…
3rd Division Republic of Korea Army troops with sign at the 38th Parallel
ROK 23rd Regiment, 3rd Division troops advance through Kosong
The Kumch'on Pocket, 9–14 October 1950
3RAR prepare to move across the 38th Parallel