Wessel Badenhorst

Captain Badenhorst was amongst the first batch of South African pilots to volunteer for service in the Korean war, he was shot down and killed in action over the Sinanju province North Korea on the 2nd March 1951

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August 06, 2022 08:24 pm
Emily Ezell
Such courage and sacrifice!
September 21, 2021 09:49 am
Alan Thom
respect!

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Korean War - Key Events

June 25, 1950

A massive artillery barrage from the North signals the beginning of the Korean War. Roughly 100,000 North Korean troops pour across the 38th parallel, and, although South Korean forces are driven back, they retire in good order.

These events are taken from the Encyclopedia Britannica

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