Above the skies of the Korean Peninsula, the F-86 Sabre formed one part of an epic aerial rivalry—against the MiG-15, the Soviet Union’s first mass-produced jet. If asked to name the most numerously ...

Scattered skirmishes quickly escalated into full-scale jet battles as MiG-15bis fighters clashed with F-86 Sabres over the Yalu River. Discover the new tactics, high-speed dogfights, and massive ...

F-86 pilot and Museum docent Lt. Gen. William Earl Brown describes flying the F-86 Sabre against the MiG-15 in the Korean War. MiG-15 pilot Ken Rowe, who escaped with a MiG-15 and delivered it to the ...

The Sabre combined speed, agility, and firepower as never before. At the point in which the Allies had believed they enjoyed total air dominance over Hitler’s Germany toward the end of the Second ...

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: ...