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A unique participant in the Korean War was the Beriev MBE-2bis pusher-type biplane flying boat. This type was known to be used for nocturnal transportation duties, alighting in the water offshore the KPAF coastal airfields of Onjong-ni and Haeju, probably ‘delivering critically needed material or personnel’. It was also reportedly used to strafe Kimpo AB on the night of 15/16 June 1951. It is not known if the MBE-2bis was a KPAF, PLAAF, or Soviet aircraft. (Artwork by Tom Cooper)

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Beriev MBE-2bis
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