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Joseph Christopher McConnell Jr. (30 January 1922 – 25 August 1954) was a United States Air Force fighter pilot who was the top American flying ace during the Korean War. [1] A native of Dover, New Hampshire, Captain McConnell was credited with shooting down 16 MiG-15s while flying North American F-86 Sabres.
By World War II, improved oxygen masks became common as planes flew higher where thinner air required a breathable air supply to the pilots and crew. [8] After World War II until the Korean War, the leather headpiece was gradually replaced with a hard helmet to provide head protection during bailing out (and later with high velocity ejection). [9]
American Korean War flying aces (39 P) B. ... Pages in category "American Korean War pilots" The following 143 pages are in this category, out of 143 total.
North American F-82 Twin Mustang; North American F-86 Sabre; North American F-86D Sabre; North American T-6 Texan; North American T-6 Texan variants; North American P-51 Mustang; North American P-51 variants; Polikarpov Po-2; Republic F-84 Thunderjet; Sikorsky H-19; Sikorsky H-5; Supermarine Seafire; Tupolev Tu-2; Westland Dragonfly; Yakovlev ...
Jesse LeRoy Brown (October 13, 1926 – December 4, 1950) was a United States Navy officer. He was the first African-American aviator to complete the United States Navy's basic flight training program (though not the first African-American Navy aviator), the first African-American naval officer killed in the Korean War, and a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Dozens of aviators were credited as flying aces in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. The number of total flying aces, who are credited with downing five or more enemy aircraft in air-to-air combat, is disputed in the war. The Korean War saw the first widespread use of jet engine-powered fighter aircraft for both sides of a war.
American Korean War pilots (2 C, 142 P) Pages in category "United States Air Force personnel of the Korean War" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 274 total.
Thomas Jerome Hudner Jr. (August 31, 1924 – November 13, 2017) was a United States Navy officer and naval aviator.He rose to the rank of captain, and received the Medal of Honor for his actions in trying to save the life of his wingman, Ensign Jesse L. Brown, during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War.