World's only airlifted pontoon bridge, Korean War
Far East Air Forces Combat Cargo Command Airlift Airbase, Japan. Rolling across the world's only airlifted pontoon bridge, are these veteran U. S. Eighth Army Troops. Airlifted from Japan by huge troop carrier aircraft of Feafs Combat Cargo Command, this bridge has become the key crossing point on the Han River where United Nations Forces are driving north in pursuit of North Korean Reds. Three bridges which had previously spanned the Han, were completely destroyed by Air Force, Navy and Marine Fighter Bombers.