F 86 Sabre Aces of the 4th Fighter Wing Book

F 86 Sabre Aces of the 4th Fighter Wing

  • Author : Warren Thompson
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release Date : 2013-02-20
  • Genre: History
  • Pages : 222
  • ISBN 10 : 9781472802125
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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. This book details these incredible pilots and the planes they flew.

F 86 Sabre Aces of the 51st Fighter Wing Book

F 86 Sabre Aces of the 51st Fighter Wing

  • Author : Warren Thompson
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release Date : 2012-11-20
  • Genre: History
  • Pages : 97
  • ISBN 10 : 9781782007432
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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.

F 86 Sabre Aces of the 4th Fighter Wing Book

F 86 Sabre Aces of the 4th Fighter Wing

  • Author : Warren Thompson
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release Date : 2013-02-20
  • Genre: History
  • Pages : 97
  • ISBN 10 : 9781472802521
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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. This book details these incredible pilots and the planes they flew.

F 86 Sabre Aces of the 51st Fighter Wing Book

F 86 Sabre Aces of the 51st Fighter Wing

  • Author : Warren Thompson
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release Date : 2012-11-20
  • Genre: History
  • Pages : 218
  • ISBN 10 : 9781782006817
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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.

F 86 Sabres of the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing Book

F 86 Sabres of the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing

  • Author : Warren Thompson
  • Publisher : Osprey Publishing
  • Release Date : 2002-06-25
  • Genre: History
  • Pages : 0
  • ISBN 10 : 1841762873
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The 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing (FIW) was sent to Korea in December 1950 expressly to deal with the threat posed by the all-new MiG-15 fighter that had made its combat debut the previous month. It remained the sole Sabre wing in-theatre for a full year, its pilots tangling with Russian-flown MiGs up over the Yalu River on a near-daily basis. Through sheer skill and superior machinery, the 4th FIW prevailed, and the skies over North Korean remained firmly in UN control. This book includes numerous photos of aces and their aircraft, as well as extensive first-hand accounts.

The 4th Fighter Wing in the Korean War Book

The 4th Fighter Wing in the Korean War

  • Author : Larry Davis
  • Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
  • Release Date : 2001
  • Genre: History
  • Pages : 224
  • ISBN 10 : 0764313150
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This book covers the history of the 4th Fighter Wing, from re-activation in 1946, through the end of the short TDY to Korea in 1957. The early history covers the entire F-80 era, including the first jet aerobatic team, and the introduction of the legendary F-86 Sabre in 1949. From daily squadron diaries, the coverage on Korea begins with the move to Korea in November 1950, through the first operations in December, including a first person account of LtCol Bruce Hintons first MiG kill. Dozens of MiG kill reports are included in the various chapters, with another first person account of Capt Jim Jabaras fifth and sixth kills, making him the first jet ace in history. Pilots from the 4th Wing accounted for 502 of the 792 MiGs shot down in the Korean War, and had twenty-five aces of the total of thirty-nine aces crowned in Korea. Photo coverage includes most of the aces and their aircraft, maintenance, and airfield scenes. A complete list of every victory, and all the losses, is also contained. Interviews with pilots, crew chiefs, and factory tech reps tell the complete story of the Fourth But First before, during, and after the Korean War.

F 86A Sabre Book

F 86A Sabre

  • Author : Peter E. Davies
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release Date : 2022-08-18
  • Genre: History
  • Pages : 81
  • ISBN 10 : 9781472850379
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Strap in alongside the Sabre pilots as they experienced the world's first large-scale jet-vs-jet combats. Brought to life with innovative tactical artwork and dramatic first-hand accounts from the pilots themselves. The F-86A Sabre had entered USAF service in 1949, and in December 1950 three squadrons were sent to South Korea. Despite primitive basing conditions and overwhelming Chinese opposition, the Sabre pilots stopped communist air forces from attacking UN ground troops and allowed Allied fighter-bombers to operate without threat of interception. The ensuing air battles between Sabres and MiG-15s were the first since World War II, and the last in recent times to involve large numbers of jet fighters in direct confrontation. In all of them the victorious F-86 pilots demonstrated the superiority of their training and tactics and the outstanding qualities of their Sabres. Contemporary photographs and specially commissioned artwork, including a dramatic battlescene, armament views, technical diagrams and ribbon diagrams illustrating step-by-step each main dogfight explored in the book, bring the experiences of the Sabre pilots and their battle tactics vividly to life.

Korean War Aces Book

Korean War Aces

  • Author : Robert F Dorr
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release Date : 2013-01-20
  • Genre: History
  • Pages : 164
  • ISBN 10 : 9781472800565
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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.

The Korean War Book

The Korean War

  • Author : Keith D. McFarland
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release Date : 2009-12-04
  • Genre: History
  • Pages : 452
  • ISBN 10 : 9781135223953
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The Korean War is the most comprehensive and detailed bibliography compiled to date on the American involvement in "The Forgotten War." In this revised and expanded second edition, Keith D. McFarland’s clearly written annotations provide concise descriptions of more than 2,600 of the most important books, articles, and documents written in English on the conflict in Korea. Key topics include origins of the war; the political and military roles of North and South Korea, the United States, the Soviet Union, China, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Turkey, and other United Nations members; campaigns and battles; weapons and uniforms; and the military and diplomatic aspects of the war. Specific subjects are easy to find using the index organized by topic and author, making The Korean War a necessity for every academic or research library.

F9F Panther Units of the Korean War Book

F9F Panther Units of the Korean War

  • Author : Warren Thompson
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release Date : 2014-06-20
  • Genre: History
  • Pages : 96
  • ISBN 10 : 9781782003519
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In 1948 the USAF, Marine Corps and US Navy were concentrating on converting over to an all-jet force. When the Korean War started in June 1950, the USAF had built up a sizable jet force in the Far East, while the US Navy was in the early stages of getting F9F Panthers operational as replacements for its piston-engined F8F Bearcats. At about this time, the Marine Corps had also begun using the Panthers in limited numbers. Operating from aircraft carriers off the Korean coast, F9Fs helped stop the North Korean invasion within two weeks of the communists crossing the 38th Parallel. The Panthers, escorting carrier-based AD Skyraiders and F4U Corsairs, penetrated as far north as Pyongyang, where they bombed and strafed targets that the North Koreans thought were out of range. The Panthers also took the battle all the way to the Yalu River, long before the MiG-15s became a threat. The F9F's basic tasking was aerial supremacy and combat air patrols, but they also excelled in bombing and strafing attacks.

F 86 Sabre Book

F 86 Sabre

  • Author : Robert F. Dorr
  • Publisher : Motorbooks
  • Release Date : 1992-12-31
  • Genre: Political Science
  • Pages : 144
  • ISBN 10 : 0879387483
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The design, development and combat record of the F-86 Sabre and naval FJ-series fighters.

F 86 Sabre vs MiG 15 Book

F 86 Sabre vs MiG 15

  • Author : Douglas C. Dildy
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release Date : 2013-05-20
  • Genre: History
  • Pages : 82
  • ISBN 10 : 9781780963204
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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.

F2H Banshee Units Book

F2H Banshee Units

  • Author : Rick Burgess
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release Date : 2022-08-18
  • Genre: History
  • Pages : 186
  • ISBN 10 : 9781472846228
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A fully illustrated study of the extraordinarily successful early-generation jet, the F2H Banshee, a frontline aircraft that served with 27 US Navy and US Marine Corps squadrons and three Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) squadrons. The F2H Banshee was an extraordinarily successful early-generation jet that outlasted both contemporary and more modern fighter types on the decks of the US Navy's aircraft carriers in the 1950s. It served in a variety of roles and was a frontline aircraft for more than a decade in an era when jet fighters came and went with relatively short service careers. This book examines the entire service life of the F2H in the service of the US Navy, US Marine Corps and the RCN. Initially created as a replacement aircraft for McDonnell's pioneering FH1 Phantom, the F2H served in the Korean War as a strike fighter, close air support aircraft, B29 escort, and photoreconnaissance aircraft, including the latter's forays over the Soviet Union and China. Post service in Korea, the Banshee served as a carrier based nuclear strike aircraft, followed by its service as a defensive fighter for antisubmarine aircraft carriers. Filled with first-hand accounts and rare colour photographs, this is the engrossing story of the F2H Banshee, exploring its variety of roles in service and detailing the technology development that improved the aircraft's capabilities over time.

MiG Alley Book

MiG Alley

  • Author : Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release Date : 2019-11-28
  • Genre: History
  • Pages : 336
  • ISBN 10 : 9781472836052
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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.

F 15 Eagle at War Book

F 15 Eagle at War

  • Author : Tyson Rininger
  • Publisher : Zenith Press
  • Release Date : 2009-01-18
  • Genre: History
  • Pages : 164
  • ISBN 10 : 0760333505
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This spectacularly illustrated volume follows the design, manufacture, and performance of the F-15 from its first appearance in 1972 through its service today.