KOREAN WAR AIRCRAFT

F4U-4B Corsair

F-51D Mustang Kimpo AB Korea

F4U-4B Corsair

F4U-4B Corsair

The F-4 Phantom of Vietnam War may have been nicknamed "the world's largest distributor of MiG parts," but it was the nimble F-86 Sabre that killed more MiGs than any other fighter. During the Korean War, USAF F-86s racked up 792 MiG-15 kills in aerial combat. In fact, in the final seven months of the war, Sabres achieved an incredible kill to loss ratio of 17-to-1 against the MiGs! Pound for pound, the North American jet was one of the best dogfighters of its generation.

17 July 1953. Lieutenant Guy 'Lucky Pierre' Bordelon achieved his fifth aerial victory, becoming the United States Navy’s only ace of the Korean War and only night fighter ace, all five victories using F4U-5N Corsair (BuNo 124453) 'Annie Mo' night fighter.

Ensign Jesse L. Brown, the U.S. Navy’s first African-American naval aviator, was forced to crash-land his Corsair near the Chosin Resevoir on 4 December 1950. Despite the efforts of Lieutenant (junior grade) Thomas Hudner to free him from the F4U’s wreckage, Brown died from his injuries and exposure. The Navy later named the USS Jesse L. Brown (DE 1089) in his honor.