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There's also the Sea Meteor.While i am sure the pilots would make a good account of themselves (just look at RAAF operations in Korea with Gloster Meteors)
Sorry but there was no "Sea Meteor" officially.There's also the Sea Meteor.
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The swept wing Hawker looks as good as the MiG-15.
True, but admittedly none of the FAA jets I mention above were made available for Korea, either being not ready or deemed ill-suited or otherwise unavailable.Sorry but there was no "Sea Meteor" officially.
The Soviets felt themselves defenseless against high-altitude bomber raids. They had no mass-produced high-altitude engines. The Soviets had also no superalloys with sufficient quality for turbochargers before the copying of the B-29. This explains the incredible rush for series production of the MiG-15. The British, on the other hand, could take their time. And of course the incredible luck of acquiring Nene and Derwent by the Soviets - you'd have to be a great thinker to sell Stalin the latest engines. Even if you're very hungry.It's shameful that the Swift first flies in 1948, but does not enter service until 1954. Meanwhile the MiG-15 first flies in Dec 1947 and enters service in 1949.
Well firstly in the early postwar period the RN had a manning problem which was at its worst in 1947 and took several years to resolve. So the light fleet carriers were preferred over the fleets as they needed smaller crews. Generally between about 1947 and the mid-1950s there was only a single fleet carrier in the front line fleet - Implacable, Indomitable and then Eagle (plus Illustrious as the trials and training Carrier) - and that ship was the flagship of the Home Fleet. The Med and Far East Fleets made do with light carriers.True, but admittedly none of the FAA jets I mention above were made available for Korea, either being not ready or deemed ill-suited or otherwise unavailable.
Why wasn't the Attacker sent to Korea? The CAG the RN sent to Korea consisting of Seafires and Fireflies would not have looked out of place in the earlier war. Here's HMS Triumph off Korea in July 1950 - I half expect to see a Swordfish in the back. Thankfully later arrivals included the superlative (for a prop) Sea Fury.
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Your Supermarine Type 510 looks like a Swift. It's shameful that the Swift first flies in 1948, but does not enter service until 1954. Meanwhile the MiG-15 first flies in Dec 1947 and enters service in 1949.
The Mutual Defense Assistace Act 1949 helped the supply of equipment to NATO countries. However, IIRC, there were some political difficulties between the US and Britain to be resolved before the British Forces could benefit.I suppose USN jets were off the table for the British in this now post-LendLease era. Had HMCS Magnificent been capable, and had they arrived a decade earlier, RCN Banshees (entered USN service in 1948) would have been interesting over Korea as the first Commonwealth naval jet fighters in theatre. Though this video calls them MiG-15 Bait.
Considering their slow speed and small size, I'm amazed at how many CATOBAR jets were able to operate from the Majestic/Colossus class, even after angled flight decks and other significant modifications into the 1960s and beyond. We have the British, Dutch and Indians flying Sea Hawks from theirs, the Canadians flying Banshees, the Brazilians, Australians and Argentinians flying Skyhawks and the Argies also Panthers and Super Etendards, and the Aussies with Sea Venoms. Those are some versatile little ships.But there would be no point in getting US carrier capable jets if you don't have the carriers to operate them from. A Colossus was not an Essex.
The only time I can identify when an RN Colossus probably operated the Sea Hawk was during the post modernisation trials of Warrior. She was refitted 1955 to Aug 1956 and was given a 5.5 degree angled deck, uprated arrester gear, catapult and mirror landing system. She was the only RN Colossus/Majestic to get an angled deck. The modernisation was designed to allow her to operate Sea Hawk & Gannet.Considering their slow speed and small size, I'm amazed at how many CATOBAR jets were able to operate from the Majestic/Colossus class, even after angled flight decks and other significant modifications into the 1960s and beyond. We have the British, Dutch and Indians flying Sea Hawks from theirs, the Canadians flying Banshees, the Brazilians, Australians and Argentinians flying Skyhawks and the Argies also Panthers and Super Etendards, and the Aussies with Sea Venoms. Those are some versatile little ships.