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The Potential Air Threat to United Nations Forces in Korea

1 Jan 1951

TOP SECRET ANNEX ENEMY AIR FORCES North Korean It is apparent from the limited evidence available that the North Korean Air Force is still in process of equipping and training and as it only consists of some 80 obsolescent aircraft it cannot intervene effectively as a separate force. Chinese Communist Air Force 2. The Chinese Communist Air Force contains a total of 615 aircraft, of which 220 are engaged in training, 75 are transport aircraft, and the remaining 320 are in operational units dispersed through China.
china united states of america united nations air power aircraft communism north korea soviet union korea cold war contingency planning military intelligence soviet foreign policy airfields ministry of defence joint intelligence sub-committee john gardiner chiefs of staff joint intelligence bureau patrick reilly kenneth strong war materials military strength predicting enemy intentions geographic intelligence air raids assessing enemy strength military situation reports neill ogilvie-forbes chinese army chinese air force soviet-chinese relations
Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
China Korea North Korea Soviet Union United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 158/12/36
Document Types
Report Map Summary
File Reference
CAB 158/12
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0012.036
Keywords
Communism Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions War Materials Geographic Intelligence Military Intelligence Military Strength Military Situation Reports Chinese Air Force Chinese Army Air Power Airfields Aircraft Air Raids Contingency Planning Soviet-chinese Relations Soviet Foreign Policy
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Bureau Ministry of Defence United Nations Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
15
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner Neill Ogilvie-Forbes Patrick Reilly Kenneth Strong
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Ministry of Defence and Cabinet Office: Central Intelligence Machinery: Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Later Committee: Memoranda (JIC Series). Joint Intelligence Committee: Memoranda 1-60
Themes
Military Intelligence

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