In November 1950, during the early months of the Korean War, American and Soviet-built jets clashed in what was believed to ...

Why did the U.S. Sabre jet win so many victories (13 to 1) over the MIG-15? Many U.S. fighter pilots insisted the MIGs were so good that only U.S. pilot superiority kept them from sweeping the Sabre ...

The Cold War (1947-1991) was a long undeclared conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies. During that long conflict, American and Soviet aviators engaged in ...

In the year 2025, several hundred of the iconic MiG-21 remain in service. Exact numbers are difficult to pin down but that number is about to shrink again as India prepares to retire its last examples ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Dildy and Thompson calculate 224 Sabres lost, of which about a hundred were the result of aerial combat. They estimate that 566 MiG-15s were destroyed ...

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The Cold War set the stage for aerial combat between iconic jet-powered fighter aircraft. By the early 1950s, the world's superpowers' first generation of jet fighters were ready for battle. They just ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection consists of one Polish Air Force pilot's certificate; one pilot grade certificate; one copy of LIFE Magazine, dated April 6, 1953, ...