Tag: Korean War
P-82 Twin Mustang – Meet America’s Strangest Piston-Engined Fighter
Published Date: 4 August, 2015
“The plane’s innovative airframe featured two slightly elongated P-51 fuselages to offer additional fuel capacity.” WORLD WAR TWO ended before one of the most improbable piston-engine fighter planes ever designed had the chance to see…
Operation Moolah — The U.S. Plan to Buy a Top Secret Soviet Fighter
Published Date: 19 February, 2015
“Obtaining a functioning MiG-15 became something of an obsession for western intelligence. But getting one intact was proving to be difficult.” FOR ALLIED PILOTS IN THE KOREAN WAR, the sudden and unexpected appearance of Soviet-made…