Can anyone please find me some up to date pictures of Kunsan AB in Korea or tell me some stuff about it. I'm SF and leave soon to go there
2006-08-26 10:09:34 · 3 answers · asked by kkds14 3 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Korea
Kunsan Air Base, a base of the United States Air Force, is located on the western side of the South Korean peninsula bordered by the Yellow Sea. It is at the town of Kunsan (also romanized as Gunsan) approximately 150 miles (240 km) south of Seoul. Kunsan Air Base is home to the 8th Fighter Wing.
Kunsan Air Base is one of two major Air Force installations operated by the United States in Korea, the other being Osan Air Base.
History
In 1938, Japanese forces occupying Korea built a base near Kunsan for fighter aircraft. The base was first used by the United States in 1945, and from then until 1950, the Army and later the Air Force intermittently operated from Kunsan.
At the beginng of the Korean War Kunsan Air Base still had no United States flying unit assigned. The base was captured by North Koreans on 13 July 1950. The 24th Infantry Division retook Kunsan in October 1950. The first Air Force unit assigned to the base, the 27th Air Base Group, arrived on 1 April 1951 and oversaw construction. By August, construction had progressed to the point that the Air Force assigned the 3d Bomb Wing to Kunsan. B-26 bombers were from Kunsan during the war, and remaining at Kunsan until October 1954.
During the Korean War, the Air Force used alphanumeric identifiers for bases in addition to their proper designations. Kunsan received the number K-8, while Osan Air Base was also known as K-55.
The base began to draw down after the war. The F-84 forces of the 49th Fighter-Bomber Wing left in November 1953, and by October 1954 the 3d Bomb Wing also departed. For the next several years Kunsan merely hosted periodic rotations, with base facilities maintained and operated by an air base group.
http://www.kunsan.af.mil/
2006-08-26 18:25:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my friend lived near there and ive been there once but we are not allowed to take pictures as it is an airforce base.picture taking is stricly prohibited especially the buildings,aircraft,etc.
2006-08-30 00:36:34 · answer #2 · answered by summer79 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow whats the odds?
I leave close to there^^
dont have pics though:(
2006-08-27 02:55:48 · answer #3 · answered by fransolivier 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋