MiG-15 vs Sabre
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 11:34 pmToday I have finded this document. Was write in 1952 by Squadron Leader Harbison and commentaries of James Jabara.
Is really very interesant and complete, by the side of the MiGs is a little specultative but was the year of 1952 and informations were still very limited.
http://scilib.narod.ru/Avia/Sabre_vs_MiG/sabres.htm
Interesant to read the problems of operated the Sabres up the 40.000 ft , with the big risk of flame out and the loss of the engine by high pipe temperature. A lot of missions were done very near of this altitude; the MiGs were still more high, by the 50.000ft or more, out of the possibilities of the Sabres. Only way to fight , wait the MiGs went down from the perch.
The document come with the map of the main bases of the MiGs: Antung, Tatung-Kao, Fencheng and Takushan, all PLAAF bases at Manchurie.
The airfields of North Korea(only Uiju and Sinuiju) were used a couple of times: the dirt Rwy of Sinuiju was used as emergency Rwy for refuelling when fuel was not enough to arrive to Antung and at Uiju were deployed a few MiGs, but the experiencie was a very short one. The planes were straffed by the F-86 and two days after all were back at Antung in Manchurie.
Is really very interesant and complete, by the side of the MiGs is a little specultative but was the year of 1952 and informations were still very limited.
http://scilib.narod.ru/Avia/Sabre_vs_MiG/sabres.htm
Interesant to read the problems of operated the Sabres up the 40.000 ft , with the big risk of flame out and the loss of the engine by high pipe temperature. A lot of missions were done very near of this altitude; the MiGs were still more high, by the 50.000ft or more, out of the possibilities of the Sabres. Only way to fight , wait the MiGs went down from the perch.
The document come with the map of the main bases of the MiGs: Antung, Tatung-Kao, Fencheng and Takushan, all PLAAF bases at Manchurie.
The airfields of North Korea(only Uiju and Sinuiju) were used a couple of times: the dirt Rwy of Sinuiju was used as emergency Rwy for refuelling when fuel was not enough to arrive to Antung and at Uiju were deployed a few MiGs, but the experiencie was a very short one. The planes were straffed by the F-86 and two days after all were back at Antung in Manchurie.
