Interceptor/Co'In/fighters/ground attack aircraft

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HAL-HF-24-Marut — A HF-24 Marut preserved at the Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim near Munich in 2004.

Yakovlev Yak-141 3D model — Illustration of Yakovlev Yak-141.

Yakovlev Yak-141 at 1992 Farnborough Airshow (2) — Yakovlev Yak-141 at the 1992 Farnborough Airshow.

Atlas Cheetah 3 (DanieVDM) crop — An Atlas Cheetah 3.

Luftwaffe Museum Fiat G91 2007 — A Fiat G.91 at the Luftwaffe Museum in Gatow (2007).

Argentina Air Force FMA IA-58A Pucara Lofting-1 — An Argentina Air Force FMA IA-58A Pucará (2005).

Lockheed F-104A-10-LO 060928-F-1234S-011 — A U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-104A-10-LO Starfighter (s/n 56-0761) in flight. Note that the aircraft is equipped with an inflight refueling probe.

MiG-17 landing by StuSeeger — Restored MiG-17 in the markings of the Polish Air Force.

TS-11 Iskra R RB1 — The nose end of a TS-11 Iskra R, barrel of 23mm cannon is visible. *Is it going to shoot the fire extinguisher or what!?*

P-51-361 — P-51D 374th Fighter Squadron. This is an early D-model, without the fin strake; 75 gallon (284-litre) drop tanks are on the wing racks.

A Northrop F-5E (Tail No. 01557) Image from National Museum of USAF. A late production F-5E Tiger II for the USAF, differentiated by the longer dorsal spine.

Belgian F-16B and South Dakota ANG A-7D 1988 — A Belgian F-16B and a USAF LTV A-7 Corsair II take part in a mission during exercise "Cold Fire", one of the series of Reforger '88.

Ray Flying Legends 2005-1 — Spitfire LF Mk IX, MH434 being flown by Ray Hannain 2005. This aircraft shot down a FW 190 in 1943 while serving with 222 Squadron.

The_TSR-2_could_do_almost_anything._Why_was_it_cancelled? — The TSR-2 could do almost anything. Why was it cancelled?

The TSR-2 could do almost anything.

The Cold War aircraft[]

USA[]

Vought F7U Cutlass
OA-37B Dragonfly
Bell D-188A
Bell XF-109
Republic F-84 Thunderjet
North American A-5 Vigilante
North American F-86F-2 Sabre
North American F-100 Super Sabre
North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco
North American FJ-4 Fury
North American F-107
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
Grumman F-14 Tomcat
Grumman OV-1 Mohawk
Grumman X-29
Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II
Vought F4U Corsair
Vought F-8 Crusader
Vought F7U Cutlass
Convair F-106A Delta Dart
Northrop F-5
Northrop F-20 Tigershark
Northrop YF-17
Northrop F-89 Scorpion
Northrop T-38 Talon
Republic AP-100
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
Republic F-105 Thunderchief
Douglas A-3 Skywarrior
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (mono-wing attack aircraft)
Douglas F3D Skyknight
Douglas F4D Skyray
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Lockheed F-94 Starfire
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
Republic F-84 Thunderjet
Republic XF-84H
Grumman F9F-8P Cougars
Grumman F9F Panther
Grumman F-14 Tomcat
LTV A-7 Corsair II
Rockwell XFV-12

Join UK/W.Germany[]

Hawker Siddeley XV-6A Kestrel
Hawker Siddeley P.1127/Kestrel

India[]

HAL HF-24 Marut

Joint Italy/Brazil[]

AMX Fighter Bomber

Argentina[]

Italy[]

Canada[]

Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow
Canadair Sabre
Canadair T-33.
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star
Canadair CT-114 Tutor

China[]

Joint UK/Germany/Italy []

Joint France\W. Germany[]

Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet

France[]

Dassault Super Mystère
Dassault Mystère IV
Dassault Étendard IV
Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard
Dassault Étendard IV
Dassault Mirage IIIV
Dassault Balzac V
Dassault Mirage 2000
Dassault Mirage G
Dassault Mirage F1
Dassault Mirage 5
Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris
Fouga CM.170 Magister
Fouga CM.175 Zéphyr
Dassault MD 315 Flamant
Dassault Rafal
Sud-Ouest SO.2400 (Grognard)
Nord Griffon 1500

UK[]

BAC TSR-2
Vickers Type 559
Blackburn Buccaneer
Hawker Siddeley Harrier
Hawker Siddeley P.1154
Hawker-Siddeley HS.133
Hawker-Siddeley HS.138
Hawker Siddeley P.1202
Hawker Hunter
English Electric Lightning
BAE Hawk T1 trainer
BAC Jet Provost
Gloster Javelin
Short SC.1
Folland Gnat
Folland Midge
de Havilland Venom
De Havilland Sea Venom

Australia[]

Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-23
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-31
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation XP-46
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation XP-47
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation XP-62
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation XP-65
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation XP-67
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation XP-68

New Zealand[]

IML Addax

Sweden[]

Saab 37 Viggen
Saab JAS 39 Gripen
Saab 29 Tunnan
Saab 105

Israel[]

Taiwan[]

AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo

Japan[]

Mitsubishi F-1
Mitsubishi F-15J/DJ Eagle
Fuji T-1

Egypt[]

Helwan HA-300

W. Germany[]

EWR VJ 101
Dornier Do 31
VFW VAK 191B

Poland[]

PZL I-22 Iryda

Famous WW2 veterans who also flew in the early Cold War[]

Ilyushin Il-10
North American P-51 Mustang
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Messerschmitt Bf 109
Yakovlev Yak-1
IAR 80
Polikarpov I-16
Supermarine Spitfire
Hawker Hurricane
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Dewoitine D.520
Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe
Gloucester Meteor
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Curtiss P-36 Hawk
de Havilland Vampire
Lioré et Olivier LeO 45
Douglas A-1 Skyraider
Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik

Fighter aces[]

ACE_of_ACES_America's_Greatest_Dogfights_720p-0 — ACE of ACES America's Greatest Dogfights 720p-0

ACE of ACES America's Greatest Dogfights 720p.

A flying 'ace is a military aviator who has been credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories (kills) required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied over time and location, but is usually considered amongst pilots to be 5 or more. The few aces among combat aviators have historically accounted for the majority of air-to-air victories in military history. Nazi Germany's Erich Hartmann is the ace of aces, the highest scoring ace of all time with a total of 352 confirmed victories. It is to be noted that many of Erich Hartmann victims ( 100 or so) were on early era and sometimes even bi-plane Soviet fighters that could have been shot down with a Nazi pea-shooter in 1941, so they were no real change to him!

"MiG Alley" forms[]

Worlds_First_Jet_DogFights_MIG_Alley_Korean_War(full_documentary)HD-0 — Worlds First Jet DogFights MIG Alley Korean War(full documentary)HD-0

In the early 1950s, epic battles unfolded in the skies over North Korea as American and Russian fighters faced off in history's first jet war. This program explores the Korean War's aerial tactics, technology, and grim aftermath for downed pilots, many of whom disappeared without a trace.

The event[]

"MiG Alley" is the name given by United Nations pilots to the northwestern portion of North Korea, where the Yalu River empties into the Yellow Sea in the 1950–1953 Korean War.

During the Korean War, it was the site of numerous dogfights between UN fighter pilots and their opponents from North Korea (including some unofficially crewed by Soviet airmen) and the People's Republic of China. It was an attempt to reduce the effectiveness of UN air-power, guard the PRC\DPRK border and provide air cover for Chinese operations in the north of N. Korea.

Soviet-built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 were the aircraft used during most of the conflict, and the area's nickname was derived from them. It was the site of the first large-scale jet-vs-jet air battles, with the North American F-86 Sabre.

The Americans even mooted bombing Vladivostock Airport and the near by airbases as a way of stopping the unofficial Soviet participation in MiG Alley.

Korean War pilot aces[]

The top aces were Russian. Nikolay Sutyagin claimed 21 kills, including nine F-86s, one F-84 and one Gloster Meteor (operated by No. 77 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force) in less than seven months. His first kill was the F-86A of Robert H. Laier on 19 June 1951 (listed by the Americans as missing in action), and his last was on 11 January 1952, when he shot down and killed Thiel M. Reeves, who was flying an F-86E (Reeves is also listed as MIA). Other famous Soviet aces include Yevgeni G. Pepelyayev, who was credited with 19 kills, and Lev Kirilovich Shchukin, who was credited with 17 kills, despite being shot down twice himself.

The top UN ace of the war, Capt. Joseph C. McConnell, claimed 16 MiGs, including three on one day. His story featured in a film called The McConnell Story, starring Alan Ladd and June Allyson. The second-highest-scoring UN ace, Maj. James Jabara, was the first UN jet-vs.-jet ace. Another ace, Frederick C. "Boots" Blesse, claimed nine MiG-15s in his F-86 Sabre and later wrote No Guts, No Glory, a manual of air fighter combat that is still studied today. James P. Hagerstrom claimed 8.5 kills.

George Andrew Davis, Jr. became one of the first members of the new U.S. Air Force to receive the US Medal of Honor after being killed while leading his section of two F-86s against 12 MiG-15s when he was trying to shoot them all down.

The MiG Alley video game[]

Many games were spawned in honour of this conflict. MiG Alley is one of many combat flight simulator games developed by Rowan Software and published by Empire Interactive in 1999. It is a historical simulation which re-enacts the combat events.