top ten in korean

[The Nerd]

What were the top ten aircraft in the korean war?

 

[lesofprimus]

Open up a book and find out... Better yet...........

 

[FLYBOYJ]

In My Opion though...

F-86
MiG-15
F-94
S-55
F9F
A1D Skyraider
A3D Skynight
F4U-5N
F-84
L-19

 

[Glider]

The only change I would make is to swap the F84 for the Meteor for ground attack.

 

[The Nerd]

thanks alot

 

[FLYBOYJ]

The only change I would make is to swap the F84 for the Meteor for ground attack.

I was thinking about that - I chose the F-84 because I felt it was a little more advanced than the Meteor. I also read accounts of Russian Korean War Vets who gave the F-84 commendable marks....

 

[Glider]

True and understandable. However in those hot and high conditions the extra power must help when carrying a heavy load.
Book figures in ideal conditions often bare little resembalance to reality in places like Korea. None of the early jets could be said to have a abundance of power and the extra thrust would have been welcome.

They both carried around 2000ib bombs but I would prefer the 4 x 20 compared to the 6 x HMG.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

.They both carried around 2000ib bombs but I would prefer the 4 x 20 compared to the 6 x HMG.

Agree - especially for ground attack or for dealing with a Mig.

 

[jrk]

wheres the p-51 and sea fury?

 

[FLYBOYJ]

wheres the p-51 and sea fury?

Although the did well in Korea, both obsolete - the F4U and AD flew more missions, delivered more ordanance and were a lot more robust....

 

[jrk]

thats a dashed bad show flyboy

 

[FLYBOYJ]

thats a dashed bad show flyboy

I gotta call it as I see it - the AD could carry 2x it's weight in ordenance - The F4U, despite being a WW2 holdover was employed in ground attack and as a nightfighter and accounted for several kills....

 

[syscom3]

What was a S-55?

 

[FLYBOYJ]

What was a S-55?

Sikorsky S-55 - a helicopter - it was the Chinook of the Korean War

 

[Glider]

Known in the UK as the Whirlwind