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Korean War Pictures - Checking the Remote Control of .50 Caliber Machine Guns

By Jennifer Rosenberg, About.com Guide

An airman checking the remote control of his .50 caliber machine guns, during the Korean War.Picture courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration.
HQ., 20TH AIR FORCE, OKINAWA --- As take-off time approaches, Airman Joseph Migliardi, 274 King St., Port Chester, N.Y., runs a last minute check on the remote control apparatus of his .50 caliber machine guns. (circa July 1952)
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