In the skies over the Yalu River, American F-86 Sabres clashed with Soviet-backed MiG-15s in one of history’s most intense ...

Airplanes have long played an important role in wars, conducting reconnaissance and bombing missions — as well as fighting each other in the skies. Close-quarters combat between aircraft is known as ...

When the Korean War began in 1950, the United States entered a new era of air combat it barely understood. Pilots trained for the piston-engine battles of World War II suddenly faced jet fighters that ...

Retired Navy. Capt. Royce Williams' aerial derring-do during the Korean War is perhaps one of the greatest solo achievements in U.S. combat aviation history. Yet, for a half-century, it was erased ...

Beyond-visual-range (BVR) fighting did not emerge as a significant aspect of aerial warfare until the 1950s, but it has become increasingly important as detection technology has advanced. The recent ...

Fighter aircraft have always been the cutting edge of air combat. Whether ripping through the skies of Europe in World War II or patrolling the airspace in today’s contested zones, these machines ...