F-80'S AND B-26'S RAID NORTH KOREA Reel 2 · Part 1

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Summary: Korean war scenes showing Taegu airstrip and aircraft activity, F-80's and B-26's on mission over Korean cities, Sarwon and Cherwon and neighboring targets in December, 1950. (USAF, by 1st CCU, December 1950). MS across Taegu airfield showing F-80 dispersal area. Several shots F-80 dispersal area showing wing tanks on planes. CS mechanics and armorers checking over F-80, loading ammo into the plane. CS F-80 stationary, camera to the rear of the wing showing two rockets mounted on wings. MLS starting F-80. SLATE: F-80 JET STRIKE, TAEGU AIR STRIP, 9 DECEMBER 50. High angle shot showing stationary F-80's in dispersal area, two C-47's taxiing across field. General activity on the airfield: planes in dispersal area, jeeps, men and equipment, good shots of the field. CS loading of Napalm mixture into F-80. AS F-80 in flight, RSV of the F-80 showing wing tanks on plane. AS two F-8O's in flight. Good shot of formation of four F-80's passing overhead. AS F-80 diving towards target. GSAP camera shots as aircraft dives towards village, Sarwon, North Korea. Plane dives towards mountains, bridges, small villages. Good shots of terrain. Nose camera shot of unidentifiable aircraft showing five rockets being released from the plane. Shows hits on the bridge across the river. Nose camera shots of mountains. Good shots, taken from nose of aircraft, showing the mountainous terrain, bridges and rivers; as the plane flies in towards the various target areas. (No fire seen in film. No firing from plane or firing at plane.) B-26 in front of camera ships in certain sections of film. B-26 is diving towards the target areas. SLATE: NORTH KOREA, 19 DECEMBER 50, SUBJECT: B-26 MISSION. Nose camera shots B-26 diving towards target area--ground is covered with snow. Nose camera shots B-26 makes strafing run across North Korean city. Excellent nose camera shots showing B-26 immediate1y in front of camer ship firing rockets at Korean village. B-26 flies very low over town. Scene shows location of explosions in the target area. Reel 2: AS formation of four F-80's. Aerial single F-80 in flight. ADS target area, smoke rising from fire. SLATE: B-26 MISSION OVER NORTH KOREA. 17 DEC 50. 162 TAC RECON GP. LT HEATH, PILOT. AS nose camera two B-26's diving towards North Korean city, Chorwon. ADS waist camera showing large city below. SLATE: 2 JA T-33, 18 DEC 50, CLOSE SUPPORT PROJECT. ADS F-80 diving across N. Korean city, good shot F-80 diving over target. ADS F-80 diving over large buildings. ADS F-80 strafing N. Korean city. Excellent shot from rear cockpit of T-33, helmet of pilot directly in front of camera. Camera aircraft is behind the tail of an F-80, another F-80 in front. Two F-8O's are diving towards the target. AS B-26 diving towards large N. Korean city firing rockets. B-26 fires four rockets into the city. Excellent shots taken from T-33 camera ship showing F-80 diving in low and dropping Napalm bomb Into enemy troop positions along river bank. ADS smoke rising from small Korean village at base of mountains. ACS F-80 diving in towards targets. Several shots of the F-8O's diving in towards targets, strafing same. SLATE: KARKOTA, 27 DEC 50. F-80 MISSION, NORTH KOREA. Several good shots Several good shots F-80's towards target areas in N. Korea; also villages, and enemy troop positions. Aerial shots of target area. Good

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

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Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities