Korean War Aces

Author : Robert F Dorr
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472800923

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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.

Author : Robert F. Dorr
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1995-04-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1855325012

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Korean War Aces by Robert F. Dorr Pdf

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.

Author : Leonid Krylov,Yuriy Tepsurkaev
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782008866

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Soviet MiG-15 Aces of the Korean War by Leonid Krylov,Yuriy Tepsurkaev Pdf

The Soviet Union began assisting the People's Republic of China in its establishment of a modern air force in 1950, when Soviet Air Force regiments were sent to train local pilots. China's involvement in the Korean War in late October 1950 inevitably drew Soviet pilots into the war, with a total of 52 Soviet pilots scoring five or more victories there. The history of these covert actions has been a long-buried secret and this book is the first English publication to detail the only instance when the Cold War became 'hot'. This book uncovers Soviet combat experiences during the Korean War from detailed unit histories and rare first-hand account. With access to extensive Russian archives, the authors offer an enthralling insight into an air war that has been largely covered up and neglected. Illustrated with previously unpublished photographs and detailed full colour profiles, this book is a unique opportunity to read about an often-forgotten aspect of the Cold War.

Author : Leonid Krylov,Yuriy Tepsurkaev
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782008507

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Soviet MiG-15 Aces of the Korean War by Leonid Krylov,Yuriy Tepsurkaev Pdf

The Soviet Union began assisting the People's Republic of China in its establishment of a modern air force in 1950, when Soviet Air Force regiments were sent to train local pilots. China's involvement in the Korean War in late October 1950 inevitably drew Soviet pilots into the war, with a total of 52 Soviet pilots scoring five or more victories there. The history of these covert actions has been a long-buried secret and this book is the first English publication to detail the only instance when the Cold War became 'hot'. This book uncovers Soviet combat experiences during the Korean War from detailed unit histories and rare first-hand account. With access to extensive Russian archives, the authors offer an enthralling insight into an air war that has been largely covered up and neglected. Illustrated with previously unpublished photographs and detailed full colour profiles, this book is a unique opportunity to read about an often-forgotten aspect of the Cold War.

Author : Leonid Krylov,Yuriy Tepsurkaev
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2008-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1846032997

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Soviet MiG-15 Aces of the Korean War by Leonid Krylov,Yuriy Tepsurkaev Pdf

The Soviet Union began assisting the People's Republic of China in its establishment of a modern air force in 1950, when Soviet Air Force regiments were sent to train local pilots. China's involvement in the Korean War in late October 1950 inevitably drew Soviet pilots into the war. A total of 52 Soviet pilots scored five or more victories in the Korean War. The history of these covert actions has been a long-buried secret and this book will be the first English publication to detail the only instance when the Cold War between Russia and the US became "hot." This book uncovers Soviet combat experiences during the Korean War from detailed unit histories and rare first-hand accounts. With access to extensive Russian archives, the authors offer an enthralling insight into an air war that has been largely covered up and neglected, illustrated with previously unpublished photographs and detailed full-color profiles.

Author : Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472836069

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MiG Alley by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver Pdf

Following the end of the Korean War, the prevailing myth in the West was that of the absolute supremacy of US Air Force pilots and aircraft over their Soviet-supplied opponents. The claims of the 10:1 victory-loss ratio achieved by the US Air Force fighter pilots flying the North American F-86 Sabre against their communist adversaries, among other such fabrications, went unchallenged until the end of the Cold War, when Soviet records of the conflict were finally opened. Packed with first-hand accounts and covering the full range of US Air Force activities over Korea, MiG Alley brings the war vividly to life and the record is finally set straight on a number of popular fabrications. Thomas McKelvey Cleaver expertly threads together US and Russian sources to reveal the complete story of this bitter struggle in the Eastern skies.

Author : Warren Thompson
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2006-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1841769967

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F-86 Sabre Aces of the 4th Fighter Wing by Warren Thompson Pdf

The entry of the United State's premier jet interceptor into the Korean War was triggered by the ever-increasing presence of the Soviet-built MiG-15 south of the Yalu River. The possibility of the USAF losing air supremacy over the Korean Peninsula was unacceptable. The 4th Fighter Wing got the call for combat in Korea. They were made up of a combination of new pilots right out of jet training and the older combat veterans of World War II vintage. This combination of pilot types wrote and re-wrote the text books on jet warfare. Of the 40 jet aces that the war produced, the 4th Wing boasted 24 of them. They also were the dominating MiG killer outfit with the USAF.

Author : William E. Oliver,Dwight L. Lorenz
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1563115042

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The Inner Seven by William E. Oliver,Dwight L. Lorenz Pdf

Author William E. Oliver chronicles the lives and exploits of seven citizens who answered the call to military duty. None of the seven could have suspected that the combat record compiled in Korea when added to that compiled in WWII would isolate them as the only seven of many thousand aviators who would qualify for inclusion in the annals of history as The Inner Seven.

Author : Warren Thompson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782007432

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F-86 Sabre Aces of the 51st Fighter Wing by Warren Thompson Pdf

The 51st Fighter Wing initially flew the F-80C in the Korean War, but in 1951, the 51st brought in high-scoring World War 2 ace Colonel Francis Gabreski to assume command when it converted from the F-80 over to the newly arrived F-86E. His recruits included his elite 4th Wing pilots, and by the end of the war, the 51st had two pilots who achieved the status of “Double Ace” as well as the highest scoring ace of the war, Joe McConnell. This book describes the 51st Wing's tenure with the Sabre that led to their high scoring sprees of 1953.

Author : Douglas C. Dildy,Warren Thompson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780963204

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F-86 Sabre vs MiG-15 by Douglas C. Dildy,Warren Thompson Pdf

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.

Author : Robert F. Dorr,Jon Lake,Warren Thompson,Chris Davey,John A. Weal,Mike Chappell,Mark Styling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Korean War, 1950-1953
ISBN : 8483725738

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Allied Aces of the Korean War by Robert F. Dorr,Jon Lake,Warren Thompson,Chris Davey,John A. Weal,Mike Chappell,Mark Styling Pdf

Author : Warren Thompson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472829078

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F-80 Shooting Star Units of the Korean War by Warren Thompson Pdf

Built within a 180-day time limit in 1943, the F-80 Shooting Star first saw service in Italy in the final year of World War 2, and consequently was sent to bases in the US, Europe and the Far East after VJ Day. It was the latter groups based in Japan that initially bore the brunt of the early fighting in Korea, engaging MiG-15s in the world's first jet-versus-jet combat. Flown principally by the 8th and 49th Fighter Bomber Wings, the F-80 served until the end of the war, completing an astonishing 98,515 combat sorties, shooting down 17 aircraft (including three of the vastly superior MiG-15s), dropping over 33,000 tons of bombs, and firing over 80,000 air-to-ground rockets. Aside from the fighter-bomber Shooting Stars, the ultra-rare, but heavily used, photo-reconnaissance RF-80A saw extensive use in the frontline in Korea as a replacement for the vulnerable RF-51D. Filled with first-hand accounts and rare colour photographs taken by the veterans themselves, this is the engrossing story of the pioneering F-80 Shooting Star.

Author : Warren Thompson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782006817

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F-86 Sabre Aces of the 51st Fighter Wing by Warren Thompson Pdf

The 51st Fighter Wing initially flew the F-80C in the Korean War, but in 1951, the 51st brought in high-scoring World War 2 ace Colonel Francis Gabreski to assume command when it converted from the F-80 over to the newly arrived F-86E. His recruits included his elite 4th Wing pilots, and by the end of the war, the 51st had two pilots who achieved the status of “Double Ace” as well as the highest scoring ace of the war, Joe McConnell. This book describes the 51st Wing's tenure with the Sabre that led to their high scoring sprees of 1953.

Author : Warren Thompson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472808684

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F-51 Mustang Units of the Korean War by Warren Thompson Pdf

By the time the Korean War erupted, the F-51 Mustang was seen as obsolete, but that view quickly changed when the USAF rushed 145 of them to the theatre in late 1950. They had the endurance to attack targets in Korea from bases in Japan, where the modern F-86 fighters and other jets did not. Rather than the interceptor and escort fighter roles the Mustang had performed during World War 2, in the Korean War they were assigned to ground attack missions – striking at communist troop columns advancing south. This is the chronicle of the Mustang units that fought in the Korean War, detailing the type's involvement in a series of intense actions, its successes and its considerable losses. Drawing on meticulous research and gripping first-hand accounts from aircrew, this book explains how the faithful Mustang was able to roll back the years, fight, and prove itself in a new era of aerial warfare.

Author : Cecil G. Foster
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-18
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780786450251

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MiG Alley to Mu Ghia Pass by Cecil G. Foster Pdf

Cecil G. Foster was born in Midland County, Michigan, on August 30, 1925. He endured economic and emotional hardship during his youth, living in a poor environment, losing his mother before he was six, and being separated from his brothers, sisters, and father. He joined the Army Air Force in 1943 as a private at the height of the World War II buildup and retired in 1975 as a lieutenant colonel. During his 32 years with the Air Force, Foster served in several different capacities--pilot, celestial navigator, radar-navigator-bombardier, intercept director, and squadron commander. A major focus of this work is Foster's Air Force career in the Korean War where he was one of the highest-scoring aces of the air war. His record of nine MiGs destroyed places him twelfth on a list of 38 aces. Every one of the aircraft he destroyed was shot down in the area known as "MiG Alley," a small section of airspace along the Yalu River, which separated North Korea from China.