Jan 18, 2006 · Tasi-Chuen Liu shared a MiG-17 with Tang Jie-Min and Hsin-Yung Wang shared a MiG-17 with Yuen-Po Wang. In this air battle, one of the AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles fired by the F-86s hit a MiG-17, but its warhead did not explode.

6 days ago · Know if there were clashes between mig-17 and the F-86 sabre? Sabres and MIG-17s mixed it up in both the Taiwan Strait Crisis and the Indo-Pakistani Wars. The USA even used a F-86H as a stand in for the MIG-17 during Project Feather Duster to test tactics to help F-4s and F-105s fight the MIG-17. So historically they did face off.

Although a canopy that provided clear vision to the rear—necessary for air-to-air combat (dogfighting), like the F-86—was designed, production MiG-17Fs got a cheaper rear-view periscope, which would still appear on Soviet fighters as late as the MiG-23.

Jan 10, 2025 · The 17 is much faster, so you can runaway everytime you want, but then the missile will catch you. But once you're out of range, you're immortal, invincible + the R-55 is not meant to be launched during dogfight, it's more to take down a bomber or nonmanouvering target.

Apr 17, 2018 · In an apples-to-apples comparison with the F-86s in Korea, the Air Forces’ MiGCAP F-4s in Vietnam had 5.5-1 kill ratio, with a very strong upward trend toward 15-1 during the the final five months of the war, greatly exceeding the Korean War results of 10-1.

Oct 9, 2021 · I think MiG-15 and F-86 might be the most evenly matched fight you could have. The sabre can roll for days, while the mig can pull much tighter turns, the migs guns do more damage, while the sabre guns are (imo) easier to aim, and have more ammo.

The MiG-15 was superior to early F-86 models in ceiling, firepower, acceleration, turning, rate of climb, and ability to zoom climb. The F-86 was marginally faster, and could out-dive the MiGs.

Dec 17, 2020 · The Russian-built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 had been introduced to the Korean conflict in November, its speed and maneuverability causing trouble for the United States’ fleet of B-29 bombers and escorts. The North American F-86 Sabre was rushed to Korea, setting the stage for a clash in the air.

Oct 25, 2005 · The early Mig 17 (before the Mig 17F) was roughly equivalent to the contemporary Sabre F-86F. The Mig 17F, with afterburning, appears somewhat equivalent to the later versions of Sabre. However, the Mig 17F is really a contemporary of the F-100 also.

In January 1953 the F 51 Mustang Wing and the F 80 Wing converted over to the new bomb carrying F 86F This added a new dimension in that the new Sabre could work the close air support and interdiction mission and still defend itself against the