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Old 9th May 2016, 15:54
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Re: Korean War Aircraft Loss Database

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Originally Posted by edwest View Post
And here is mention of a post-war study I had not heard of before.


"Many years after the war, a study by the U.S. Air Force, code named Sabre Measure Charlie, downgraded the F-86 Sabre-versus-MiG-15 “kill ratio” from more than 14 to 1 to a revised figure of 7 to 1. The latter figure remains the best achievement in any fighter campaign in history prior to Operation Desert Storm."

Source: http://www.koreanwar60.com/air-force

Ed
Didn't the F6F and Finnish B-239s have a better ratio?
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