In December 1950, the first F-86 Sabre unit arrived to Korean theater. It was the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing and it operated from Kimpo airfield near Seoul, South Korea. Previous air superiority of ...

November 1950 was a turning point of the Korean War. Intervention of China and USSR changed what looked like a victory ...

When they met in dogfights over the Yalu River, in an area nicknamed MiG Alley, both fighters overshadowed their predecessors through sharp climbs, steep dives, tight turns, and nearly supersonic ...

Whenever veteran Soviet and American pilots squared off over MiG Alley, each took advantage of the two planes' strengths and weaknesses. American pilots who survived being shot down were ...

Aviation historian Thomas McKelvey Cleaver is the author of MiG Alley, a new book about the Korean War. While U.S. Air Force pilots did establish air superiority over North Korea, this achievement ...