Mustangs Over Korea: The North American F-51 at War 1950-1953Mustangs Over Korea is a documentary history of one of the most famous fighters ever built during a historically almost unrecognized war. Flown by four air forces in support of the United Nations, the F-51 Mustang dropped more napalm and fired more rockets than any other aircraft during that conflict - and in the process suffered the highest number of losses. Told is the story of the bravery of the fighter-bomber pilots in the serious air-to-mud war against horrendous anti-aircraft fire, and also the first swirling air battles against the vaunted MiG-15. |
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The Country Nobody Ever Heard Of | 6 |
The North Korean Air Force | 15 |
The Republic of Koreas Air Force | 23 |
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