MiG Alley Sabres vs. MIGs over Korea: Pilot Accounts and the Complete Combat Record of the F-86 Sabre |
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| Author:
| Thompson, Warren E.
McLaren, David R. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58007-058-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2002 |
| Publisher: | Specialty Press Publishers & Wholesalers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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MiG Alley relates the intense air battles fought by F-86 Sabres and MiG-15s over North Korea's infamous "MiG Alley" during the Korean War. Included are in-depth interviews with F-86 pilots that explain tactics and details of encounters and kills against MiG pilots -- most of whom were from the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact countries. Coverage of the fighter-bomber version of the Sabre that was operational during the final months of the war is included.
An outstanding feature of...
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MiG Alley relates the intense air battles fought by F-86 Sabres and MiG-15s over North Korea's infamous "MiG Alley" during the Korean War. Included are in-depth interviews with F-86 pilots that explain tactics and details of encounters and kills against MiG pilots -- most of whom were from the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact countries. Coverage of the fighter-bomber version of the Sabre that was operational during the final months of the war is included.
An outstanding feature of this book is that it provides a day-by-day running account of MiG versus Sabre air battles and a detailed record of the fate of every SabreJet that served in Korea.