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American ground crew help unload a North Star at Tokyo. 426 THUNDERBIRD SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE

Canadian troops disembark at Haneda Air Field, Japan. 426 THUNDERBIRD SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE

Squadron Leader Andy Mackenzie became a North Korean PoW after his fighter jet was shot down by a USAF Sabre in 1952. DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL

Flight Lieutenant J.A. Omer Lévesque shot down a Russian-built MiG-15 in March 1951 DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE—PL51164

Canadian troops board an aircraft bound for Korea from McChord Air Force Base in Washington State, February 1951. LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA115553

Royal Canadian Air Force nurse, Flying Officer Joan Drummond (left) and United States Air Force nurses help care for a wounded soldier who is being