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F-86 Sabre vs MiG-15 - Korea 1950-53 (Paperback)
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F-86 Sabre vs MiG-15 - Korea 1950-53 (Paperback)
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As the routed North Korean People's Army (NKPA) withdrew into the
mountainous reaches of their country and the People's Republic of
China (PRC) funneled in its massive infantry formations in
preparation for a momentous counter-offensive, both lacked adequate
air power to challenge US and UN. Reluctantly, Josef Stalin agreed
to provide the requisite air cover, introducing the superior
swept-wing MiG-15 to counter the American's straight-wing F-80
jets. This in turn prompted the USAF to deploy its very best - the
F-86A Sabre - to counter this threat. Thus began a
two-and-a-half-year struggle in the skies known as "MiG Alley." In
this period, the unrelenting campaign for aerial superiority
witnessed the introduction of successive models of these two
revolutionary jets into combat. This meticulously researched study
not only provides technical descriptions of the two types and their
improved variants, complete with a "fighter pilot's assessment" of
these aircraft, but also chronicles the entire scope of their
aerial duel in "MiG Alley" by employing the recollections of the
surviving combatants - including Russian, Chinese, and North Korean
pilots - who participated.
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