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Sabres over MiG Alley: The F-86 and the Battle for Air Superiority in Korea.(Book review)

Publication: Air Power History
Publication Date: 22-SEP-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Sabres over MiG Alley: The F-86 and the Battle for Air Superiority in Korea. By Kenneth P. Werrell. Annapolis Md.: Naval Institute Press, 2005. Map. Photographs. Bibliography. Notes. Index. Pp. x, 318. $29.95 ISBN: 1-59114-933-9

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...air power historian, has turned his attention towards one of the more glorious chapters in Air Force history. The battle for air superiority over Korea was a great success story for both the American fighter pilots who flew in "MiG Alley" and the remarkable airplane that bore them there.

The North American F-86 "Sabre" was conceived during World War II but did not fly until late 1947. Originally designed as a straight-wing fighter sporting a jet engine, the...

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