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Author |
: Charles Coombs |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2024-04-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9798888180655 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sabre Jet Ace by : Charles Coombs
Sabre Jet Ace is a story based upon the military records and flying deeds of the world's first triple jet ace-Captain Joseph McConnell, Jr. This is Mac's story. But it is also the story of daring young airmen, fighting their battles high in the sky-of blazing machine guns-of planes falling in flames. Sabre Jet Ace is more than a war story of men and planes. It is a story of all brave men fighting for what is right and good-freedom. With more than 60 original illustrations by Rod Ruth.
Author |
: Charles Ira Coombs |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 260 |
Release |
: 1959 |
ISBN-10 |
: LCCN:59016436 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sabre Jet Ace by : Charles Ira Coombs
Author |
: Warren Thompson |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 221 |
Release |
: 2013-02-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781472802125 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1472802128 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis F-86 Sabre Aces of the 4th Fighter Wing by : Warren Thompson
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.
Author |
: Robert F Dorr |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 164 |
Release |
: 2013-01-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781472800565 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1472800567 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Synopsis Korean War Aces by : Robert F Dorr
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 |
: Warren Thompson |
Publisher |
: Osprey Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 96 |
Release |
: 2006-05-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1841769959 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781841769950 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis F-86 Sabre Aces of the 51st Fighter Wing by : Warren Thompson
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 |
Total Pages |
: 97 |
Release |
: 2012-11-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781782007432 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1782007431 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis F-86 Sabre Aces of the 51st Fighter Wing by : Warren Thompson
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 |
: Leonid Krylov |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 217 |
Release |
: 2012-12-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781782008507 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1782008500 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis Soviet MiG-15 Aces of the Korean War by : Leonid Krylov
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 |
: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 369 |
Release |
: 2019-11-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781472836069 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1472836065 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis MiG Alley by : Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
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 |
: James Salter |
Publisher |
: Catapult |
Total Pages |
: 169 |
Release |
: 2012-09-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781619021280 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1619021285 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Hunters by : James Salter
Captain Cleve Connell has already made a name for himself among pilots when he arrives in Korea during the war there to fly the newly operational F–86 fighters against the Soviet MIGs. His goal, like that of every fighter pilot, is to chalk up enough kills to become an ace. But things do not turn out as expected. Mission after mission proves fruitless, and Connell finds his ability and his stomach for combat questioned by his fellow airmen: the brash wing commander, Imil; Captain Robey, an ace whose record is suspect; and finally, Lieutenant Pell, a cocky young pilot with an uncanny amount of skill and luck. Disappointment and fear gradually erode Connell's faith in himself, and his dream of making ace seems to slip out of reach. Then suddenly, one dramatic mission above the Yalu River reveals the depth of his courage and honor. Originally published in 1956, The Hunters was James Salter's first novel. Based on his own experiences as a fighter pilot in the Korean War, it is a classic of wartime fiction. Now revised by the author and back in print on the sixty–fifth anniversary of the Air Force, the story of Cleve Connell's war flies straight into the heart of men's rivalries and fears.
Author |
: Boris Ciglic |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 156 |
Release |
: 2013-01-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781472800466 |
ISBN-13 |
: 147280046X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis Croatian Aces of World War 2 by : Boris Ciglic
Initially flying Italian-supplied Fiat G.50s, the Croat forces suffered heavy losses during 1942 whilst flying alongside JG 52 in the southern sector of the Russian front. Despite this, a significant number of kills fell to future aces such as Cvitan Galic and Mato Dubovak during this time, and when the units re-equipped with Bf 109G-10s in 1943, battle-seasoned Croat pilots started to rack up impressive scores. This book reveals how, by 1944, Croat air groups were defending Yugoslavia from British and American air raids, and in the final months of the war a handful of surviving pilots fought on until final defeat in May 1945.