Soviet Pilots During Korea And Vietnam....

[Lucky13]

Was there a way to tell the difference, if you were in a dogfight with a Korean/Vietnamese pilot or a Russian pilot?

 

[GTX]

Probably not

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Check the license plates, the DMV is usually pretty slow in issuing new sets.

 

[GTX]

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[Thumpalumpacus]

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'Tis a joke ...

 

[SaparotRob]

Check the license plates, the DMV is usually pretty slow in issuing new sets.

 

[SaparotRob]

I understand that radio chatter would sometimes give them away.

 

[special ed]

It did in Korea.

 

[Wurger]

I understand that radio chatter would sometimes give them away.

Certainly . if a pilot spoke in Гражданка he was a Russian. But if he chatted in 한글 or 𡦂喃 he came from Korea or Vietnam.

 

[fubar57]

I remember long ago playing CFS3 and there was two guys chatting in what I took for Korean. An American popped in and asked what language they were chatting in. One replied that it was Korean. The American asked, "North or South?" The other guy immediately typed in, "THERE IS ONLY ONE KOREA!!!!" and a huge verbal battle broke out for 15 minutes or more

 

[FrL]

Generally speaking, in Korea it was relatively easy to distinguish between Russian, Chinese and North Korean pilots :

- For many, the Russians were World War II veterans, some with several victories under their belts, and therefore very tough and dangerous. Many aces.

- The Chinese were much less experienced, and were converted to MiG-15s in a hurry. Some already had experience on the MiG-9, others on the propeller-driven Lavochkin. In any case, at least in the early days, they were not very dangerous and were regarded by the Americans as "cannon fodder". Some became aces.

- The Koreans had even less experience and were few in number, but some became aces also.

 

[Barrett]

Was there a way to tell the difference, if you were in a dogfight with a Korean/Vietnamese pilot or a Russian pilot?

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No. How would the US pilot/aircrew possibly know? And what difference would it make? The fight was going to progress however it was going to progress.
Very few Russian pilots flew in Vietnam, and I only know of one who died in a MiG--he was an instructor. IIRC total Soviet deaths amounted to 16.
N Koreans were active up to 67 or 68, and there's a separate cemetery for about 14 Works including support personnel.