Jinhae Airport
| Jinhae Airport Jinhae Gonghang Jinhae Konghang | |||||||||||
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| IATA: CHF – ICAO: RKPE | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Location | Jinhae, South Korea | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 8 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 35°08′28″N 128°41′45″E / 35.14111°N 128.69583°E | ||||||||||
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  CHF Location of airport in South Korea | |||||||||||
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Jinhae Airport (IATA: CHF, ICAO: RKPE) also known as Chinhae Air Base is an airport in Jinhae, South Korea.
History
The airfield was originally established as a seaplane base during the Japanese Imperial period.
Aerial view of Jinhae in 1950
Korean War
During the Korean War the USAF designated the airfield as Chinhae Air Base and K-10 Chinhae. The field was refurbished with a Marsden Matting surface over crushed gravel.
18th Fighter-Bomber Wing F-51s at Chinhae in 1951
USAF units stationed at Chinhae included:
- 18th Operations Group from 9 December 1950 – 2 June 1952
- 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing operating F-51s from mid December 1950[3] Component units were:
- 12th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
- 67th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
- 39th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (March 1951 – March 1952)
- 75th Air Depot Wing (arrived from U.S. in 1952)
UN units stationed at Chinhae included:
- 2 Squadron SAAF operating F-51s attached to the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing (November 1950 – March 1951, April 1951 – June 1953)
Incidents and accidents
- 24 August 1950, USAF C-47B #45-1126 was written off in a landing accident.[4]
- 17 May 1951, F-51D #44-74822 crashed on landing, the aircraft was written off.[5]
- 8 July 1951, USAF C-47D #44-77269 crashed on takeoff due to an engine failure, the aircraft was written off.[6]
- 11 July 1951, F-51D #44-74495 crashed, the aircraft was written off.[7]
- 17 September 1951, F-51D #44-74014 crashed on landing, the aircraft was written off.[8]
- 8 October 1951, F-51D #44-74592 crashed on takeoff, the aircraft was written off.[9]
Airlines and destinations
No scheduled services.
References
- ↑ Airport information for RKPE at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for CHF at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ Y'Blood, William (2002). Down in the weeds: Close air support in Korea. Air Force Historical Studies Office. p. 24. ISBN 9781428990173.
- ↑ "24 Aug 1950 Douglas C-47B-50-DK". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ↑ "17 May 1951 North American F-51D Mustang". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ↑ "08 Jul 1951 Douglas C-47D". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ↑ "11 Jul 1951 North American F-51D Mustang". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ↑ "17 Sep 1951 North American F-51D Mustang". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ↑ "08 Oct 1951 North American F-51D Mustang". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
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