EVB2946233: RB-29 of the 31st Reconnaissance Squadron, somewhere over Korea. The reconnaissance version of the Superfortress bomber performed target and bomb-damage assessment photography. They also conducted electronic reconnaissance of enemy ground radar. Their daylight missions were dangerous as they were vulnerable the MiG jet fighters. Korean War, 1950-53 / Bridgeman Images
EVB2946248: F-86 Sabre Jet was the first U.S. jet fighter to have swept wings. This one is headed toward 'MIG Alley' in north west North Korea on the Yalu River, the site of dogfights between UN fighter and Communist pilots. The Sabre jet was the U.S. jet that best matched the Soviet MiG. Korean War, 1950-53 / Bridgeman Images
EVB2946263: Refugees crowd railway depot at Inchon, Korea, Jan. 3, 1951. They are fleeing the advancing North Korean/Chinese troops after the failure of the UN invasion (Nov.-Dec.-1950) above the 38th parallel. Nearby Seoul fell to the Communists on Jan. 7, 1951. Korean War, 1950-53 / Bridgeman Images
EVB2946323: U.S. soldier aims a 2.36-inch bazooka at a North Korean tank during the Battle of Osan. On his right is Kenneth R. Shadrick, one of the first Americans killed in the Korean War. July 6, 1950. The Battle of Osan was the first engagement between United States and North Koreans. 150 Americans were killed or wounded. North Koreans suffered 42 dead and 85 wounded with four tanks destroyed / Bridgeman Images