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| Soviet MiG-15 Aces of the Korean War (Aircraft of the Aces) | 
 enlarge | Author: Leonid Krylov
Creator: Yuriy Tepsurkaev
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 99659
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.1 x 0.3
MPN: OSPACE082
ISBN: 1846032997
Dewey Decimal Number: 355
EAN: 9781846032998
ASIN: 1846032997
Publication Date: May 20, 2008
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 SOVIET MIG-15 ACES OF THE KOREAN WAR August 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Well written by Leonid Krylov,this is a rare look through its excellent narration, vintage photography and drawings of the Soviet air crews participation in the Korean War on the side of its allies North Korea and Red China. This historical and very descriptive books reveals the photographs, the Mig-15 jet fighters and some other Russian aircraft, names and rank of the Soviet pilots (some of them dead in dogfights)during this conflict 1950-1953.
I highly recommend this book to all military aviation enthusiasts as well as military historians.
 The decision to send Russian Pilots to Korea September 19, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I enjoy see the gun pictures of the MIG when they are engaging American aircraft. The authors do an execllent job explaining how difficult it was for the Russians to verified the kills. However, there was nothing about in the book about the Russians getting together with the North Korean authorities to strengthen the radar stations and ground observers system, to help verified the air kills easily and quickly for the pilots. The Germans had a such system in World War I and World War II. In addition, the Germans had to maintain visual sight of their victims crashing to the ground while at the same time they had to avoid being shot down. Furthermore, the German pilots had to fill out very detailed combat reports in order to get confirmation of the victories.
Finally, the book does not given the political, social, and military circumstances why the Russian government send its pilots to fight in Korea. The Russian pilots just did not decide to go to Korea on their own free will for the heck of it. In addition, there was no mention of how many of the Russian MIG aces were aces from World War II.
A comprehensive survey of how the USSR's top planes performed September 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Leonid Krylov and Yuriy Tepsurkaev's SOVIET MIG-15 ACES OF THE KOREAN WAR joins others in Osprey's 'Aircraft of the Aces' series, providing a comprehensive survey of how the USSR's top planes performed and made a big difference in Korea, surveying the first generation of jet fighters in Korea. Pilot exploits are covered in black and white and color, here.
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