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102 moments · 1775-04-19T00:00:00Z CE – 2025-11-10T00:00:00Z CE · by @athan · @athan
The airstrip at Hagaru-ri opens
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Engineers cut an airstrip out of the frozen ground at Hagaru-ri, working through the nights under fire. It opened on 1 December, and over about six days Air Force C-47s flew out **4,608 wounded** and 81 dead. **Read more:** [Battle of Chosin Reservoir — Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chosin_Reservoir); [Valor: The Only Way Out — Air & Space Forces Magazine](https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/valor-the-only-way-out/) *Image: Wikimedia Commons (map of Hagaru-ri, 1–4 December 1950, from the Marine Corps' official history).*
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