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  • 712 large format pages,
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  • Over 1,000 never-before-
    published photographs from the Korean War era
  • Extensive glossary of terms and slang used by pilots and airmen during the Korean War
  • List of more than 3,500 Korean War veterans of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing.
  • Fewer than 200 copies remain of the first edition.
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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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V - Velocity -

V/ - Vice

Gen. J. Lawton Collins (left), U. S. Army Chief of Staff was accompanied by Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, Far East Commander, Maj. Gen. Frank F. Everest, Fifth Air Force Commander and Gen. James A. Van Fleet, U. S. Eighth Army Commander in Korea. Truckbusters from Dogpatch: The Combat Diary of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing in the Korean War, 1950-1953, ISBN 0-9640138-2-7 is the true-life account of the U.S. Air Force’s 18th Wing--12th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 12th Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Wing, 18th Wing, 2 Squadron SAAF, 2 Squadron South African Air Force, Flying Cheetahs, 39th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 67th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 67th Squadron, Fifth Air Force--from 1950 to 1953, the period of the Korean War (including: korean war battles, korean war history, korean war photographs, korean war stories, korean war veterans, and korean war videos), during which their air-combat heroism helped save South Korea from defeat by the North Korean and Chinese Communist Forces. The Truckbusters of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing flew the venerable P-51/F-51 Mustang for much of the Korean War, then transitioned into the F-86 Sabrejet, changing the history of Korean War and the U.S. Air Force in the process. Told as much as possible in the words of the heroic men themselves, this riveting chronicle of the “Forgotten War” is illuminated by more than 1,000 Korean War photographs, Korean War videos, Korean War Veterans’ memoirs and scrapbooks, and previously-classified U.S. Air Force military documents. By telling the 18th Wing’s Korean War story in such a vivid, tangible way, Truckbusters from Dogpatch author CAPT Tracy D. Connors, brings readers directly into the harrowing world of the unit’s fighter pilots, mechanics, medics, supply sergeants, and other unforgettable characters.
Top Quartet of Commanders. This “quartet of top military commanders” was photographed following a tactical briefing held at Fifth Air Force headquarters in Korea in October 1951. Gen. J. Lawton Collins (left), U. S. Army Chief of Staff was accompanied by Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, Far East Commander, Maj. Gen. Frank F. Everest, Fifth Air Force Commander and Gen. James A. Van Fleet, U. S. Eighth Army Commander in Korea.

Van Fleet, Gen. James Andrew - When the Korean War began, General Van Fleet was commanding the Second U.S. Army at Fort George G. Meade, Md. He replaced Gen. Matthew Ridgway as commander of the Eighth U.S. Army in Korea who in turn replaced Gen. Douglas MacArthur in Tokyo.

Vandenberg, Gen. Hoyt Sanford - Air Force Chief of Staff at the beginning of the Korean War, he presided over the Air Force buildup for the war, participated in the decision to launch amphibious operations at Inchon in September 1950, and concurred in the decision to remove Gen. Douglas MacArthur from command in the spring of 1951. Vandenberg was succeeded by Gen. Nathan F. Twining as CSAF on June 30, 1953.

VFR - Visual Flight Rules, outline procedures for operating aircraft in visual meteorological conditions (VMC), generally defined as five miles visibility or more and 1,000 feet vertical and one nautical mile horizontal clearance from cloud.

VHF - Very high frequency; 30-300 MHz band, used for most civil air-to-ground communication. The F-51 was equipped with a VHF transmitter and receiver. The VHF antenna mast extended vertically above the fuselage aft of the cockpit. The VHF radio included a control box with five push buttons—an OFF switch and A, B, C, and D switches by which four different crystal-controlled frequencies could be selected. Pilots could transmit and receive on only one channel at a time.

Vis - Visibility.

VLF - Very low frequency; in the 3-30 kHz band.

VMF - Marine Fighter Squadron

VMF(N) - Marine night fighter squadron

VMO - Marine Observation Squadron

VP - Navy Patrol Squadron

VT - Variable Time (radar-controlled) proximity fuse.