Mikoyan-Gourevitch MiG-15
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The main mission of the MiG-15 was not to dogfight against the F-86s however, but to counter the USAF [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] bombers. This mission was assigned to the elite of the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] (VVS), in April 1951 to the 324th IAD of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], the World War II Allied "Ace of Aces", and later to the 303rd IAD of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] Georgiy A. Lobov, who arrived to Korea in June of that same year.
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44 MiG-15s achieved victories in that mission on 12 April 1951 when they intercepted a large formation of 48 Superfortresses, 18 Sabres, 54 [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and 24 [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] heading towards the bridge linking North Korea and Red China over the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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When the ensuing battle was finished, the experienced Soviet fliers had shot down or damaged beyond repair ten B-29As, one F-86A and three F-80Cs with the loss of only one MiG.
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US strategic bombers returned the week of 22–27 October to neutralize the North Korean aerodromes of Namsi, [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
and Saamchan, taking further losses to the MiG-15.
On 23 October 1951, 56 MiG-15bis intercepted nine Superfortresses escorted by 34 F-86s and 55 F-84Es.
In spite of their numerical inferiority the Soviet airmen shot down or damaged beyond repair eight B-29As and two F-84Es, losing only one MiG in return and leading Americans to call that day [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
and Saamchan, taking further losses to the MiG-15.
On 23 October 1951, 56 MiG-15bis intercepted nine Superfortresses escorted by 34 F-86s and 55 F-84Es.
In spite of their numerical inferiority the Soviet airmen shot down or damaged beyond repair eight B-29As and two F-84Es, losing only one MiG in return and leading Americans to call that day [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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The most successful Soviet pilots that day were Lieutenant Colonel Aleksandr P. Smorchkov and 1st Lieutenant Dmitriy A. Samoylov.
The former shot down a Superfortress on each of 22, 23 and 24 October.
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Samoylov added two F-86As onto his scoreboard on 24 October 1951, and on October 27 shot down two more aircraft: the a B-29A and an F-84E.
These losses among the heavy bombers forced the Far Eeast Air Force’s High Command to cancel the precision daylight attacks of the B-29s, and only perform radar directed night raids.
The former shot down a Superfortress on each of 22, 23 and 24 October.
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Samoylov added two F-86As onto his scoreboard on 24 October 1951, and on October 27 shot down two more aircraft: the a B-29A and an F-84E.
These losses among the heavy bombers forced the Far Eeast Air Force’s High Command to cancel the precision daylight attacks of the B-29s, and only perform radar directed night raids.
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During the period from November 1950 to January 1952 no less than 40 Soviet MiG-15 pilots were credited as [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], with five or more victories in their respective tallies.
Soviet combat records show that the first pilot to claim his fifth aerial victory was Captain Stepan Ivanovich Naumenko on 24 December 1950.The honor falls to Captain [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], when on 29 July 1951, he scored his actual fifth victory.
Soviet combat records show that the first pilot to claim his fifth aerial victory was Captain Stepan Ivanovich Naumenko on 24 December 1950.The honor falls to Captain [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], when on 29 July 1951, he scored his actual fifth victory.
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Approximately 16 out of those 40 pilots actually became aces, the most successful being Major [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], credited with 22 victories, 13 of which can be confirmed; Colonel [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] with 19 claims, 15 actual victories;
and Major Lev Shchukin - 17 credited, 11 verified.
and Major Lev Shchukin - 17 credited, 11 verified.
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In spite of the successful performance of those divisions, by late January 1952 the High Command of the Armed Forces of the USSR decided to replace them with two new units of the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
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This proved to be a mistake, as such units were trained to intercept bombers with nuclear weapons, not to dogfight against the F-86s.
([Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]: Противо Воздушная Oборона, ПВО; Protivo Vozdúshnaya Oborona; Anti-Aircraft Defense).
This proved to be a mistake, as such units were trained to intercept bombers with nuclear weapons, not to dogfight against the F-86s.
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Furthermore, unlike the divisions they replaced, which were made up almost completely of veterans of World War II, only the commanders and staff of the incoming 97th and 190th IAD had combat experience during World War II, with the bulk of the fliers having only 50–60 hours flying the MiG
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Consequently those units suffered great losses by the now better prepared US Sabre pilots. During the six months of February to July 1952 they lost 81 MiGs and 34 pilots were killed by F-86s, and in return they only shot down 68 US aircraft (including 36 F-86s).
The greatest losses came on 4 July 1952, when 11 MiGs were downed by the Sabres, with one pilot killed in action.
Contributing to all this was the secret "Maple Special" Operation, a plan by the World War II ace Colonel [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] to cross the Yalu river into Manchuria (officially forbidden) and catch the MiGs unaware during their takeoffs or landings, when they were at disadvantage: flying slow, at a low level, and sometimes short of ammunition and fuel.
The greatest losses came on 4 July 1952, when 11 MiGs were downed by the Sabres, with one pilot killed in action.
Contributing to all this was the secret "Maple Special" Operation, a plan by the World War II ace Colonel [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] to cross the Yalu river into Manchuria (officially forbidden) and catch the MiGs unaware during their takeoffs or landings, when they were at disadvantage: flying slow, at a low level, and sometimes short of ammunition and fuel.
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Even under these circumstances, MiG-15 pilots would score at least two important victories against American aces:
- 10 February 1952: 1st Lieutenant Mikhail Akimovich Averin shot down and killed Major [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], an ace credited with 14 victories, 10 confirmed by Communist sources.
- 4 July 1952: A few seconds after shooting down 1st Lieutenant M. I. Kosynkin, future ace Captain Clifford H. Jolley was forced to eject out of his crippled F-86E after being caught by surprise by MiG-15bis pilot 1st Lieutenant Vasily Romanovich Krutkikh
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At least two Soviet fliers became aces during that period: Majors Arkadiy S. Boytsov and Vladimir N. Zabelin, with six and nine victories respectively.
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