MiG Alley

MiG Alley. 200 Miles. This sign, a reproduction of one positioned at Kimpo Air Base in South Korea, represents the role that aviation played in the Korean War., From airfields throughout South Korea and Japan, United Nations forces flew a constant steam of missions across the Korean peninsula – reconnaissance, bombing, ground support, and air-to-air combat against the Communist forces of North Korea and China., MiG Alley was the area in the northwest corner of North Korea at the Chinese border. It was here that deadly air-to-air dogfights occurred between the North American F-86 “Sabre” jets and Soviet manufactured MiG-15 fighter jets., Through superior tactics, techniques, and procedures, the U.S. Air Force Sabre pilots gained the upper hand, resulting in an outstanding victory-to-loss ratio for the F-86, thought to be as high as 10 MiGs lost for every Sabre jet lost.