25.07.2008, 09:10
Thanks!
Firstly I forgot to mention that Badger made the Korean War VMF-323 Skin, which I love, Thanks!
(You can get a copy in AAA skins section)
I still need to flesh out the Tsuiki Airbase, and Build from scratch K-3 Pohang as these were also very important fields in the begining.
I chose these airfields based on this information I read...
(BY THE WAY Pick up a copy of Max Hasting's "The Korean War" if you have interest in such!!!)
There are only two other airfields that will be on this map, However they will be around Seoul and will belong to the Communist North Koreans for most of the Historical Action that took place in this area, at this time. The North Koreans had Yak-9's and IL-2's during this period, but the USAF took care of them by the time the Chinese came into conflict.
The two Seoul Airfields are K-16 Kimpo, and A-2 "The Racetrack". Kimpo was Seoul's largest airfield, where as "The Racetrack" was hardly an airfield at all. Listen to this testimony of a USAF L-19 "Bird dog" pilot talking about "The Racetrack"...
Firstly I forgot to mention that Badger made the Korean War VMF-323 Skin, which I love, Thanks!
(You can get a copy in AAA skins section)
I still need to flesh out the Tsuiki Airbase, and Build from scratch K-3 Pohang as these were also very important fields in the begining.
I chose these airfields based on this information I read...
(BY THE WAY Pick up a copy of Max Hasting's "The Korean War" if you have interest in such!!!)
Quote:"Early in the Korean War, FEAF (Far East Air Force) utalized existing airfields in Japan and South Korea. Many of these were formerly Japanese Military airfields, and some of them had been taken over by the invaders, leaving only a handful of airstrips in the southeastern corner of the peninsula available for United States Air Force use. The most important of these were K-2 Taegu, K-3 Pohang, and K-1 Pusan West. The 930th Engineer Aviation Group and its 811th and 822nd Engineer Aviation Battalions, deployed from Japan to Korea to keep these fields operational. Aviation engineers in Japan improved airfields at Itazuke AFB and Tsuiki AFB for tactical fighter/bomber missions to Korea, just across the Korean Strait."
There are only two other airfields that will be on this map, However they will be around Seoul and will belong to the Communist North Koreans for most of the Historical Action that took place in this area, at this time. The North Koreans had Yak-9's and IL-2's during this period, but the USAF took care of them by the time the Chinese came into conflict.
The two Seoul Airfields are K-16 Kimpo, and A-2 "The Racetrack". Kimpo was Seoul's largest airfield, where as "The Racetrack" was hardly an airfield at all. Listen to this testimony of a USAF L-19 "Bird dog" pilot talking about "The Racetrack"...
Quote:"I had about 9 hours when my buddy the Ops officer called me. He had a mission to Seoul, which would give me my 10 hours. Landing at A-2 airfield in Seoul was not easy. It was called the "Racetrack" because that is exactly what it was. They took one of the long sides of the oval track, lengthened it the few yards that could, and that was it. So - it took a power approach to get in there, and not go off the end of the "Runway". In flight training we had plenty of experiance using a power approach (similar to a Navy Carrier approach). Pull the nose up to a near stall, and control your decent with the throttle. If the engine quit your ass was grass, if there was any."