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Operation Tomahawk, U.S.A.F. Fairchild C-119 of the 315th Air Division (Combat Cargo) fly in formation over a Fifth Air Force base in Korea, 23 March 1951
Operation Tomahawk U.S. Air Force Fairchild C-119 transport aircraft of the 315th Air Division (Combat Cargo) fly in formation over a Fifth Air Force base in Korea, March 1951. These cargo transports are headed for a drop zone northwest of Seoul with paratroopers and combat gear for a jump to cut off fleeing Communists as they try to escape into North Korea. (quoted from original caption). Two other Packets are parked on the airfield. They are C-119C models, with USAF serial numbers 49-119 (left) and 49-120 (right). Location is probably Taegu airfield, takeoff base for the operation. Plane in the left distance is a C-46.
- Date
- 1951-03-23
- Photographer / author
- Naval History and Heritage Command NH 97162
- Archive
- Wikimedia Commons
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- photograph
- Original size
- 641 × 809 pixels
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"Operation Tomahawk, U.S.A.F. Fairchild C-119 of the 315th Air Division (Combat Cargo) fly in formation over a Fifth Air Force base in Korea, 23 March 1951" (1951-03-23). Naval History and Heritage Command NH 97162, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Operation_Tomahawk,_U.S.A.F._Fairchild_C-119_of_the_315th_Air_Division_(Combat_Cargo)_fly_in_formation_over_a_Fifth_Air_Force_base_in_Korea,_23_March_1951.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 52303.
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