Korean War Air-Ground Glossary
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The Korean War Air Combat Glossary includes military terms, slang and definitions used by the Korean War veterans to whom Truckbusters From Dogpatch is dedicated.
To help establish additional military and air force history resources about the so-called "Forgotten War," the Glossary also includes biographical information, Korean War stories and photographs of many leaders of the 18th Fighter-Wing, Fifth Air Force and other senior military leaders whose decisions affected the missions and operations of the 18th Wing, 18th Fighter-Bomber Group and the Wing's associated squadrons. The Glossary includes many photographs and video of 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing Korean War air combat operations when they were flying the P-51 Mustang and the F-86 Sabrejet aircraft.
The list includes the names and where known, biographical information about those pilots and Airmen who lost their lives during 37 months of Korean War combat. The information is far from complete and will certainly be expanded through the efforts of the 18th Fighter Bomber Wing Association and others.
The names of Two Squadron, South African Air Force (SAAF) fliers are also included.
Information on American pilots is drawn from the files of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing Association, family records and recollections, and, where possible, from unit history reports. Sadly, even the unit histories were often incomplete or hasty in recording the status or circumstances of a pilot and his loss to the unit. When the unit history does mention the pilot, however briefly, that notation is included.
Excerpted from over 3,500 terms and definitions found in Truckbusters From Dogpatch
Letters: A-Al ♦ Am-Az ♦ B-Bi ♦ Bi-Bz ♦ C-Cl♦ Co-Cz ♦ D ♦ E ♦ F-Fl ♦ Fm-Fz ♦ G ♦ Ha-Hf ♦ Hg-Hz ♦ I ♦ J ♦ K ♦ L ♦ M-Me ♦ Mf-Mz ♦ N ♦ O ♦ Pa-Pi ♦ Pj-Pz ♦ Q ♦ Ra-Ri ♦ Rj-Rz ♦ Sa-Sh ♦ Si-Sz ♦ Ta-Tg ♦ Th-Tz ♦ U ♦ V ♦ W ♦ X ♦ Y ♦ Z
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I&R - Intelligence & Reconnaissance
IAS - Indicated Air Speed. The airspeed as seen by the pilot on his airspeed indicator. The IAS will differ from True Air Speed (see) at air densities other than a reference density.
ID - Infantry Division
IDENT - Identification
IF - Intermediate Frequency; Infrared
IFF - Identification Friend or Foe, electronic identification system.
IFR - Instrument flight rules prescribed for the operation of aircraft in instrument meteorological conditions, i.e. “bad weather.” Also, In-Flight Refueling.
IG - Inspector General
In. hg - Inches of mercury
INBD - Inbound
Inchon invasion, a turning point in the Korean War.
Inchon Invasion - The X Corps amphibious invasion at Inchon on Korea’s western coast Sept. 15, 1950, ranks as one of the boldest military maneuvers in history.
Inf - Infantry
Infiltration - Enemy soldiers posing as refugees (wearing traditional Korean white robes over their uniforms) easily blended in with the millions of South Koreans who had fled their homes to avoid the war. Once behind friendly lines, these infiltrators regrouped and attacked Allied positions from the rear.
Info - Information
INST - Instrument
Instr - Instruction
INTC - Intercept
Intel - Intelligence
Intelligence Section - The 18th Fighter-Bomber Group Intelligence Section had the mission of keeping the Group Commander “informed of any change in enemy air order of battle, capabilities or intentions of the enemy, and all other items of an intelligence nature; also to disseminate to, and collect from, all combat pilots, intelligence information that was received pertinent to their mission. To train non-combat ready pilots in map reading, aircraft recognition, and escape and evasion as applied to this theater of operations; to provide continuation training for combat pilots in aircraft recognition, escape and evasion and current information necessary to accomplished the combat mission of this organization.”
Interdiction - Generic term used by the Air Force meaning any air action that prevents, or delays, or destroys enemy movements of men, equipment and supplies to the zone of a ground battle.
Interrog - Interrogation
Interv - Interview
INTSUM - Intelligence Summary
Inverted Flying - Upside down flying in the Mustang was limited to no more than ten seconds because “the oil pressure falls off.”
IP - Instructor Pilot; Interception Point.
IR - Instrument rating.
Iron Triangle - The so-called “Iron Triangle” of the Korean War--Chorwon-Kumhwa-Pyonggang--was a triangularly shaped area of relatively flat terrain about 30 miles north of the 38th Parallel in the mountains of east-central North Korea.