Korean War Aces

Korean War Aces
ISBN-10
1472800567
ISBN-13
9781472800565
Category
History
Pages
100
Language
English
Published
2013-01-20
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Author
Robert F Dorr

Description

The first virtually all-jet war, the conflict in Korea saw F-86 Sabres of the USAF take on MiG-15s of the North Korean and Chinese air forces. Although the Allied pilots were initially taken aback by the ability of the communist fighter in combat, sound training and skilful leadership soon enabled Sabre pilots to dominate the dogfights over the Yalu River. In all 39 F-86 pilots achieved ace status, and a number of these are profiled in this volume, as are notable pilots from the US Navy, Marine Corps and Royal Navy and, for the first time, the handful of MiG-15 aces.

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