Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 | ||||
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When it first appeared over the skies of Korea, it was a shock to the USAF. It was faster than the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star and nobody knew it was. All the Americans knew was that it was jet powered and it was about 85 faster than the P-80. This was the debut of the MiG-15 and USAF brass viewed the development with what was described as "organized panic", from Korea all the way to the Pentagon. Read More ... | ||||
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