SUBJECTS >> OPERATIONS >> Korean War
AIRCRAFT >> FIGHTERS >> F-86
Catalog Number:
1952.180
Location:
4C117/XOX
Description:
Sleek F-86 jet fighters of the U. S. Far East Air Forces drop their hampering wing tanks as they turn and dive to do battle with a flight of Russian-made MIG-15 jet fighters intent upon breaking up the formation of B-29 medium bombers heading for a Communist target in North Korea. In a moment, the sky will be filled with wheeling, turning aircraft attempting to blast each other out of the sky at speeds near that of the Sound Barrier, while the big bombers drone on to the target with guns spitting at those enemy jets which elude the friendly fighter protection.