favourite korean war aircraft
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swampyankee
Chief Master Sergeant
- 4,022
- Jun 25, 2013
I wonder how the F9F Cougar would fare vs the MiG-15/-17.
fastmongrel
1st Sergeant
MASH helicopter the Bell 47. Saved a lot of lives.
Peter Gunn
Master Sergeant
Good ole Mark Felton to the rescue.
stug3
Staff Sergeant
Republic F-84 Thunderjets of 474TH FBW, Korea 1952
F-84 Thunderjet Korea
F-84 Thunderjet Korea
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stug3
Staff Sergeant
Grumman F9F-2 Panther 'Papasan' (BuNo 123469) of VF-71, Carrier Air Group Seven (CVG-7) on USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CV-31) in flight over Task Force 77, August 1, 1952. The other carriers were USS ESSEX (CV-9) and USS PRINCETON (CV-37)
Grumman F9F-2 Panther Korea
Grumman F9F-2 Panther Korea
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Peter Gunn
Master Sergeant
Good point, but by Korea, well, too old and too slow, much like the Mustang (or Thunderbolt had it been there).
michaelmaltby
Colonel
"... too old and too slow"
Don't tell that to the Marines at the Reservoir. Great air support from offshore.
Don't tell that to the Marines at the Reservoir. Great air support from offshore.
Peter Gunn
Master Sergeant
Didn't say "ineffective", just too old and too slow.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Might have been old and slow, but the the North Korean and Chinese troops couldn't outrun the napalm and strafing
michaelmaltby
Colonel
... in appalling weather conditions and visibility, and out in the feet-wet- world, the decks were rolling to winter seas. Nice to have that on your mind as you started your mission run.
IMO, The Retreat is the greatest victory the US Marines have ever achieved - along side some hairy-bag Royal Marines who gave the operation spit and polish,.
That they found themselves where they found themselves is another story - another of MacArthur's 'communications' blunders.
Great airlift from the USAF while it lasted with C-119 and air ambulances ... dropping ... bridge spans by para in the middle of a narrow mountain valley ... staggering.
That China and North Korea behave as they do - loud noise - massive roll-over campaigns- but retain a visceral fear of US (Allied) firepower is a good thing and Korea - frustrating as it turned out to be - really demonstrated what the modern battlefield could deliver,
IMO, The Retreat is the greatest victory the US Marines have ever achieved - along side some hairy-bag Royal Marines who gave the operation spit and polish,.
That they found themselves where they found themselves is another story - another of MacArthur's 'communications' blunders.
Great airlift from the USAF while it lasted with C-119 and air ambulances ... dropping ... bridge spans by para in the middle of a narrow mountain valley ... staggering.
That China and North Korea behave as they do - loud noise - massive roll-over campaigns- but retain a visceral fear of US (Allied) firepower is a good thing and Korea - frustrating as it turned out to be - really demonstrated what the modern battlefield could deliver,
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stug3
Staff Sergeant
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
My Stepdad (one of the Fox company survivors) said they never retreated, they attacked in the opposite direction
michaelmaltby
Colonel
... great line .... like the line about the paratroops .... nervous trooer: Cpt. we're surrounded!!!". Captain:
we're paratroopers, we're supposed to be surrounded."
we're paratroopers, we're supposed to be surrounded."
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special ed
2nd Lieutenant
- 5,662
- May 13, 2018
Or "They've surrounded us, the poor bastards."
I've heard the same. It was widely exported to US Allies despite its issues, the pic I posted being a RoKAF example.
Armee de l'Air...
Luftwaffe...
RAI...
That's right, we're not stuck here with them, they're stuck here with us...
Shortround6
Major General
I believe that if the Sabre has the big nose and cannon then it is a F-86K and not a D?
Ks used a simplified fire control and no rocket tray.
Ks used a simplified fire control and no rocket tray.
The K was the export variant with cannon and different fire control system, yes, but it was the same airframe as the Dog. The big nose was common to both.
