The 71st FIS deployed to Osan AB Korea in Dec 1968, joining the 48th FIS currently there, and remained until 9 Jun 1969. They performed alert duty due to tensions of the USS Pueblo incident of 23 Jan 1968, and the shoot-down of an EC-121 Constellation on 15 Apr 1969 by North Korea. Several F-106 Delta Dart FIS units had the distinction of flying across the Pacific ocean for this deployments to Osan AB, South Korea as part of the Korean buildup stemming from those two incidents. These Sixes flew air defense over the country and shotgun for EC-121 Constellation's still flying.
The first F-106's were deployed from the 318th FIS McChord AFB in Feb 1968, officially arriving for deployment on 22 Mar 1968. During the flight they conducted the first in-flight refueling of an F-106 as they were en-route to Korea. The 318th remained until Dec 1968, when the personnel were swapped out with personnel from the 48th FIS, Langley VA, but the 318th aircraft remained. The 48th did not bring aircraft or equipment, rather took over 318th assets. Joining the 48th FIS was the 71st FIS out of Malmstrom AFB MT, arriving in Dec 1968, to assist the 48th FIS who remained. The 71st FIS brought their Sixes making this a joint 2-unit effort all part of the on-going plan to swap F-106 assets as part of the Korean buildup. The 48th with their 318th aircraft, and the 71st equipment, personnel and their aircraft remained at Osan AB until Jun 1969 when they were replaced by the 94th FIS and their F-106's. The 94th remained until being relieved by the 95th FIS and their aircraft on 15 Nov 1969. The 95th was the last F-106 unit to serve in Korea, remaining until May 1970.
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580773 Osan AB 1969
- 4902 visits
, Rating: 2.75
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580773 Osan AB Taxi
- 3609 visits
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580783 Alert Shelter Osan 1969
- 5141 visits
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580783 Alert Shelter Osan 1969
- 4989 visits
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580783 Osan AB 1969
- 4379 visits
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580793 Osan AB 1969
- 4635 visits
, Rating: 3.47
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590112 Osan AB 1969
- 4436 visits
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590153 Osan AB
- 3937 visits
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590153 Osan AB
- 4135 visits
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590153 Osan AB
- 3227 visits
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590153 Osan AB
- 3363 visits
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71 FIS Able and Delta Diamonds Osan AB 1969
- 5305 visits
, Rating: 2.64
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71 FIS Alert AB Takeoff Osan AB 1969
- 4618 visits
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71 FIS Alert AB Takeoff Osan AB 1969
- 4538 visits
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71 FIS Alert In-Flight Osan AB 1969
- 4365 visits
, Rating: 4.31
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71 FIS Alert Osan AB 1969
- 4960 visits
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71 FIS Alert Taxi Osan AB 1969
- 4301 visits
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71 FIS Alert Taxi Osan AB 1969
- 4508 visits
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71 FIS Barracks Osan AB
- 3811 visits
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71 FIS Osan AB
- 3453 visits
, Rating: 3.47
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71 FIS Osan AB
- 3460 visits
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71 FIS Osan AB
- 1943 visits
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71 FIS Osan AB
- 3578 visits
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71 FIS Osan AB
- 3440 visits
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71 FIS Osan AB
- 3503 visits
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71 FIS Osan AB
- 3415 visits
, Rating: 2.22
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71 FIS Osan AB
- 3331 visits
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71 FIS Osan AB
- 5740 visits
, Rating: 2.45
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71 FIS Osan AB AIM-4
- 6107 visits
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71 FIS Osan AB AIM-4
- 5567 visits
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71 FIS Osan AB AIM-4
- 6413 visits
, Rating: 4.31
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71 FIS Osan AB AIM-4
- 6392 visits
, Rating: 2.64
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71 FIS T-33 Osan AB
- 3763 visits
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71 FIS T-33 Osan AB
- 3480 visits
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Able and Delta Diamonds Osan AB 1969
- 5220 visits
, Rating: 3.47
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Base Theatre Osan AB 1970
- 3624 visits
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Joe Abshire Jacket Osan 71 FIS
- 3151 visits
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Joe Abshire Jacket Osan 71 FIS front
- 2920 visits
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Korean Gun Placement Osan AB
- 3402 visits
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Osan AB Outside Front Gate 1970
- 3686 visits
, Rating: 3.47
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Osan AB Turtle Monument
- 3406 visits
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Osan Korea 71st
- 3596 visits
, Rating: 4.31
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Six Shooter and Osan Korea Footage
- 2302472 visits
, Rating: 4.31
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- 1183 visits