The Korean war in the air (historic vids including Essex carrier)

[JL1]

 

[HubertMeyer]

Nice Clip😊

[Aapje]

 

[CatteMoto]

I don't know why Red Bull does this kind of thing, but I'm glad they do

[Flyingadjo]

Interesting new video about the mig 15 and the saber from dark skies.

 

[Blitzen]

Good stuff!

[BlitzPig_EL]

Well, except for the clips of B17s going down in WW2, Saber Dogs and radar equipped late Mig 15s, in cockpit shots of VVS pilots in Yaks during WW2.

The usual AI tripe you get with Dark Skies.

[Nearlymen]

 

Here's something interesting on the UK Imperial War Museums Film archive site. HMS Triumph operating off Korea. There are two reels both available to view on the site. It's not all flying but it's good to watch. Things of interest, Seafire '178' with it's two tone spinner. This was one of the replacement aircraft transferred from HMS Unicorn, the nose marking was left over from being deployed in Malaya. On starting Operations in Korea all spinners were overpainted in Extra Dark Sea Grey, but at least two replacement Seafires still carried this marking. The other point of interest are the Firefly Mk.1 some of which still carried their WW2 colour scheme of Extra Dark Sea Grey/Dark Slate Grey. 

https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/4402/media_id/12306

https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/4402/media_id/12307
 

 

 

[BlitzPig_EL]

I do hope we get to have a go in a Firefly and Sea Fury, even if we have to fly off an Essex class, or a land base.

I am already making mental plans for a props vs. props DF server for the BlitzPigs.  Pity we won't have the F82 though.

[Kongo]

Here is a sortie from the 51st FW sometime in spring or summer 53

[Dash,Polder]

 

[LukeFF]

5 hours ago, Kongo said:

Here is a sortie from the 51st FW sometime in spring or summer 53

Looks like Manuel Fernandez in those first few minutes. 

[Kongo]

5 hours ago, LukeFF said:

Looks like Manuel Fernandez in those first few minutes. 

I doubt it as this is the 51st FW, checkered tails based in Suwon and not Kimpo in 53. FU - 910 was Joe McConnell's Jet though. Could have been filmed after he was sent back to the states nevertheless

Edited June 8 by Kongo

[Avimimus]

 

[Dash,Polder]

If your dropping it from up high like a bomb, your doing it wrong.

Tested and approved for minimum altitude strike.