Jungwon Air Base
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Jungwon Air Base | |||||||||||||||
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| File:Crew chiefs crush 'em at Buddy Wing 15-6 150708-F-ZP572-196.jpg F-16C takes off from Jungwon Air Base | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Republic of Korea Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Chungju, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 281 ft / 86 m | ||||||||||||||
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Jungwon Air Base (IATA: JWO, ICAO: RKTI) (sometimes K-75 Air Base or Choongwon Air Base) is located near Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Units stationed
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The base is home to the RoKAF 19th Fighter Wing (제19전투비행단), comprising:
- 161st Fighter Squadron flying F-16C/D (Block 32)
- 162nd Fighter Squadron flying F-16C/D (Block 32)
- 155th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block 52)
- 159th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block 52)
Accidents and incidents
[edit | edit source]- 30 June 2003, F-16 made a hard landing, the pilot ejected successfully.
- 27 January 2006, F-16C #85-1576 crashed shortly after takeoff, the pilot ejected successfully.[3]
References
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
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