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  1. Korea

    Country

    Divided into North Korea and South Korea after the Second World War. Consider also names of bases in Japan used during Korean War, eg. Iwakuni, Kure

    PL613

  2. 38th Parallel

    Place

    A line of latitude that marks the divide between North and South Korea.

    PL646

  3. Morotai Island

    Island

    Morotai was an island in the Halmahera group of the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) that was a key staging point and airbase for American operations in the Phillipines and Australian operati...

    PL1988

  4. Iwakuni

    Place

    Iwakuni, 32 kilometres south-west of Hiroshima on Japan’s main island of Honshu, was the RAAF’s headquarters for its squadrons in Japan as part of the occupation force. During the Korean War the RAAF’...

    PL1615

  5. Pusan East Airfield (K-9)

    Place

    PL505293

  6. Mig Alley

    Place

    "MiG Alley" was the nickname given the area between Chongchon Valley and Yalu River, on the Manchuria/Korea frontier. The area was a focus to intercept Chinese MiG fighters, who were based at a Chines...

    PL504324

  7. North Borneo

    Region

    British North Borneo was the site of the last operation conducted by the 9th Australian Division during the Second World War. The ultimate objective of the operation, codenamed OBOE 6, was the liberat...

    PL1929