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F-86 Sabres Of The 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing

By Warren Thompson

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2002
ISBN
1841762873, 9781841762876
Open Library ID
OL8922255M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
19 MB (19816172 bytes)
Series
Frontline Colour
Pages
131\131
Topic
History
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

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.

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