@article{ART002055867},
author={Lee, Myoung-Hwan and 김관호},
title={The Study on the Air Combat of the Jet Fighters during the Korean War from November},
journal={military history},
issn={1598-317X},
year={2015},
number={97},
pages={217-262},
doi={10.29212/mh.2015..97.217}
TY - JOUR
AU - Lee, Myoung-Hwan
AU - 김관호
TI - The Study on the Air Combat of the Jet Fighters during the Korean War from November
JO - military history
PY - 2015
VL - null
IS - 97
PB - Military History Institute, MND
SP - 217
EP - 262
SN - 1598-317X
AB - This article analyzes the air combat of jet fighter during the Korean War. Without question, the decisive force in the Korean War have been the air power, despite limited resources and many restrictions. US Far East Air Force(FEAF) played the major role in taking the air superiority over the air campaign in Korea. Before the outbreak of the war, China and the Soviet Union already agreed upon the Chinese ground force support for North Korea and the Soviet air support for the China ground force. According to this agreement, the Soviet Union established the 64th Fighter Air Corps in Manchuria to protect the Chinese northeast industrial centers, powerplants and rail bridges near the Yalu river, and a transport network between Pyongyang and Wonsan. To accomplish this mission, Soviet MiG-15 jet fighters had engaged in the air combats(dog fightings) with F-86 jet fighters of FEAF in the so called MiG-alley. This story of the war in the air has been well told. Despite numerical superiority in fighter aircraft, the 64th Fighter Air Corps and chinese Air Force were unable to gain air superiority. F-86 of FEAF shot down over 792 MiGs at a greater than 7-to-1 ratio. These high figures show a significantly better performance against a numerically superior MiGs. A number of reason accounts for this, among them poor tactics, poor flying skills and perhaps a fear of widening the war etc.
It was the air superiority of FEAF, what finally compelled the Communists to accept the armistice. MiG-15 had developed several air combat tactics to defeat F-86 throughout the 63,229 sorties for air combat. And the Soviet 64 Fighter Air Corps could achieve some tactical results in air warfare.
KW - Korean Air Campaign;US Far East Air Force;Soviet 64 Fighter Air Corps;Air–to- Air Combat(dogfighting);Jet Fighter(F-86;MiG-15)
DO - 10.29212/mh.2015..97.217
ER -
Lee, Myoung-Hwan and 김관호. (2015). The Study on the Air Combat of the Jet Fighters during the Korean War from November. military history, 97, 217-262.
Lee, Myoung-Hwan and 김관호. 2015, "The Study on the Air Combat of the Jet Fighters during the Korean War from November", military history, no.97, pp.217-262. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2015..97.217
Lee, Myoung-Hwan, 김관호 "The Study on the Air Combat of the Jet Fighters during the Korean War from November" military history 97 pp.217-262 (2015) : 217.
Lee, Myoung-Hwan, 김관호. The Study on the Air Combat of the Jet Fighters during the Korean War from November. 2015; 97 : 217-262. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2015..97.217
Lee, Myoung-Hwan and 김관호. "The Study on the Air Combat of the Jet Fighters during the Korean War from November" military history no.97(2015) : 217-262.doi: 10.29212/mh.2015..97.217
Lee, Myoung-Hwan; 김관호. The Study on the Air Combat of the Jet Fighters during the Korean War from November. military history, 97, 217-262. doi: 10.29212/mh.2015..97.217
Lee, Myoung-Hwan; 김관호. The Study on the Air Combat of the Jet Fighters during the Korean War from November. military history. 2015; 97 217-262. doi: 10.29212/mh.2015..97.217
Lee, Myoung-Hwan, 김관호. The Study on the Air Combat of the Jet Fighters during the Korean War from November. 2015; 97 : 217-262. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2015..97.217
Lee, Myoung-Hwan and 김관호. "The Study on the Air Combat of the Jet Fighters during the Korean War from November" military history no.97(2015) : 217-262.doi: 10.29212/mh.2015..97.217
