The Korean Airlift was a military operation during the Korean War by the United States Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and other air forces participating in the United Nations action. [1] [2]
Beginning in 1950 under the command of Major General William H. Tunner, it provided air support to the war in Korea.
The Airlift provided such things as:
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