L-R: Standing–Ken Tallant, Ken Murley, Jack Gallagher, Angus Saunders, Don Elston, Gene Zehr Kneeling–Cecil Ward, Dean Price, Jim Palmer, Frank Ray This photo, sent in by Gene Zehr (standing far right facing) was taken in the Squadron lounge in Suwon (K13), Korea, sometime between Oct  1952 and May 1953.

E-mail received 2 September 2002: “I’ve attached a couple of photos that might be of interest to Korean War era “Headhunters”. One is on my website and was given me by a pilot in my uncle’s squadron (36th FBS) and shows three F-86F Sabres from the 80th FBS getting ready to take off down the runway at Suwon AB (K-13)…

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1952 F-80 picture from  Korea sent in 9 May 2003 by Brig Gen Dennis Sullivan. #1 ?  #2 Leaf  #3 Kuhlman and #4 Sullivan

This article on Capt Jesse Allen of the 80th FBS, from the December 1952 issue of Air Training Magazine, was sent in on 26 March 2004 by Mr. Gerry Asher.  He said he found it while leafing through a stack of his Dad’s old magazines.  Capt Allen retired from the Air Force as a Major General.  Both Gerry Asher and…

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The photos of Lt Col Halliwell were sent in by his son John Halliwell on 13 April 2004.  Lt Col Halliwell was 80th Squadron Commander 1 May — Dec 1953. The photo of the names was sent in by Al Shortt on 12 March 2005. Our thanks to John & Al for sending in these great photos.  

These two photos sent in 1 September 2008 by Korean-era LTM Chuck Baisden: John Shaw’s painting “Tiger Shooting” (R) used Chuck Baisden photo (L) Thanks to Chuck for sending in these two pics.  As a side note, before Chuck was in our 80th FBS during the Korean War, he was with Gen Claire Chennault and the Flying Tigers in 1940!

This is an e-mail I received from Gene Gould on 24 September 2008.  His many great photos follow! “Hi Jay, It is always good to talk to the old gang, although there are not a lot of us left. No I always wanted to fly, and when I got back from Korea in July of 1953 I was stationed in…

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