Word: mig
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Fifty MIG-15s bore down on a flight of U.N. fighter bombers near the Yalu; up streaked four U.S. F-86 Sabre jets to meet them. Flying the lead Sabre was Captain "Manuel Fernandez Jr., a 28-year-old Miamian on his 117th combat mission (already 17 missions over the standard 100; he wants to fly 150 in all). Fernandez got his sights on a MIG, started firing from 1,200 ft. away. Later he reported matter of factly: "Large pieces started falling off him, and fire broke out in his tailpipe section. He fell over on the left wing...
...MIG was Fernandez' 13th, and a new record for jet kills. Previous record-holder (twelve): Colonel Royal N. Baker of McKinney, Texas, Fernandez' former commanding officer...
...night last week a U.S. jet plane zipped along the Yalu River, spewing leaflets into a southeast breeze that would blow them into Manchuria. The leaflets bore a fat offer from the U.N. command: to any pilot who delivered a MIG jet fighter to South Korea, the U.S. promised political asylum and a reward of $50.000. To start the ball rolling, the first man out would get an extra $50,000 besides...
Actually, much of the instructions were just so much trimming. The Air Force would like very much to get a MIG-15 it could keep and test. But neither the Air Force nor the psychological warfare officers who dreamed up the scheme expected to see MIG-15s flocking to Paengnyong. Said General Mark Clark's chief of psychological warfare: "I have absolutely no expectation of getting a single MIG...
...into combat. He tried to fly on a morning mission, but had to wait until afternoon. As he trotted out to his F-86 Sabre jet, he said to his buddies: "Let's go get them-or get got." Up near the Yalu, he tangled with a MIG, and lost. His wingman heard Fischer say, "Get out, get the hell out of the area." Then his radio was silent...