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MiG Alley was a place during the Korean War that had a lot of North Korean MiG-15 Fagots in the area. It was over north west North Korea, near China. F-86 Sabres mainly fought the MiGs. Some of the pilots were Russian fighter pilots from World War II and were very well trained. They were called "honchos" (Japanese for "big shot"). The top kills were scored by Soviet aces, so it was said that the Soviets won.

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  • MiG-15bis in hangar at Kimpo AB 21 Sept 1953

    MiG-15 delivered by a defecting North Korean pilot to the US Air Force.

  • 77 Sqn (AWM JK1025)

    No. 77 Squadron pilots and their Meteors at Kunsan, South Korea, June 1954.

  • MiG-15 Over Korea

    Gun camera strip showing Soviet MiG-15 over Korea, April 1953.

  • MiG-15s curving to attack B-29s over Korea c1951

    MiG-15s curving in to attack USAF B-29s, 1951.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Callejón de los MiG para niños

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