Sabres over MiG alley : the F-86 and the battle for air superiority in Korea /

Sabres over MiG alley : the F-86 and the battle for air superiority in Korea /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Werrell, Kenneth P.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [2005]
Subjects:
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Aerial operations, American.
Sabre (Jet fighter plane) > History.
Airplanes, Military > United States > History.
Fighter pilots > United States > History.
Table of Contents:
  • F-86 design and development
  • Efforts to improve performance
  • Maintenance: unappreciated but vital
  • F-86 flying safety
  • Soviet fighters and development of the MiG-15
  • Korean war, phase I: June through November 1950
  • Air war overview, 1950-53
  • Exploitation of enemy aircraft
  • Friendly islands and rescue service
  • Sensitive and controversial matters
  • Top guns: the five leading F-86 aces
  • Double aces
  • Other aces
  • Other groups of pilots who flew F-86s in Korea
  • Red aces
  • Conclusion.