This book covers the history of the 4th Fighter Wing, from re-activation in 1946, through the end of the short TDY to Korea in 1957. The early history covers the entire F-80 era, including the first jet aerobatic team, and the introduction of the legendary F-86 Sabre in 1949. From daily squadron diaries, the coverage on Korea begins with the move to Korea in November 1950, through the first operations in December, including a first person account of LtCol Bruce Hintons first MiG kill. Dozens of MiG kill reports are included in the various chapters, with another first person account of Capt Jim Jabaras fifth and sixth kills, making him the first jet ace in history. Pilots from the 4th Wing accounted for 502 of the 792 MiGs shot down in the Korean War, and had twenty-five aces of the total of thirty-nine aces crowned in Korea. Photo coverage includes most of the aces and their aircraft, maintenance, and airfield scenes. A complete list of every victory, and all the losses, is also contained. Interviews with pilots, crew chiefs, and factory tech reps tell the complete story of the Fourth But First before, during, and after the Korean War.

Proceedings of the Air Force¿s commemorative symposium on the Korean War, held on 7 June 2000. Sponsored by the Air Force History and Museums Program, Air Force Legislative Liaison, and Air Force Association, the goal of this symposium was ¿to set the record straight¿ on Korea as an ¿absolutely vital victory:¿ in the 40-year-long history of the Cold War, checking communism¿s spread. Dr. Richard Hallion, who edited the volume, notes that the most important lesson of Korea is the resolve that allows Airmen to continue providing unparalleled global vigilance, reach, and power.

The entry of the United State's premier jet interceptor into the Korean War was triggered by the ever-increasing presence of the Soviet-built MiG-15 south of the Yalu River. The possibility of the USAF losing air supremacy over the Korean Peninsula was unacceptable. The 4th Fighter Wing got the call for combat in Korea. They were made up of a combination of new pilots right out of jet training and the older combat veterans of World War II vintage. This combination of pilot types wrote and re-wrote the text books on jet warfare. Of the 40 jet aces that the war produced, the 4th Wing boasted 24 of them. This book details these incredible pilots and the planes they flew.

The entry of the United State's premier jet interceptor into the Korean War was triggered by the ever-increasing presence of the Soviet-built MiG-15 south of the Yalu River. The possibility of the USAF losing air supremacy over the Korean Peninsula was unacceptable. The 4th Fighter Wing got the call for combat in Korea. They were made up of a combination of new pilots right out of jet training and the older combat veterans of World War II vintage. This combination of pilot types wrote and re-wrote the text books on jet warfare. Of the 40 jet aces that the war produced, the 4th Wing boasted 24 of them. They also were the dominating MiG killer outfit with the USAF.

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 187. Chapters: Tactical Air Command, USAF units and aircraft of the Korean War, Twentieth Air Force, 35th Fighter Wing, Fifth Air Force, 49th Wing, 90th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing, 27th Special Operations Wing, 8th Fighter Wing, 3d Operations Group, 19th Operations Group, 111th Reconnaissance Squadron, 18th Operations Group, 49th Operations Group, 67th Network Warfare Wing, 18th Wing, 92nd Operations Group, 3d Wing, 19th Airlift Wing, 51st Fighter Wing, 58th Special Operations Wing, 374th Airlift Wing, 98th Range Wing, 98th Operations Group, 483d Composite Wing, 4th Operations Group, 93d Operations Group, 44th Fighter Group, 17th Training Wing, 34th Bomb Squadron, 35th Operations Group, 38th Rescue Squadron, 80th Fighter Squadron, 28th Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing, 19th Special Operations Squadron, 8th Special Operations Squadron, 335th Fighter Squadron, 58th Operations Group, 51st Operations Group, 25th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Squadron, 116th Air Control Wing, 93d Bomb Squadron, 581st Air Resupply and Communications Wing, 319th Fighter Interceptor Training Squadron, 314th Airlift Wing, 36th Fighter Squadron, 91st Network Warfare Squadron, 336th Fighter Squadron, 315th Airlift Wing, 512th Rescue Squadron, 12th Fighter Squadron, 33d Flying Training Squadron, 358th Fighter Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, 61st Air Base Wing, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing, 37th Bomb Squadron, 403d Wing, 315th Air Division, 136th Airlift Wing, 815th Airlift Squadron, 307th Air Refueling Group, 514th Flight Test Squadron, 9th Fighter Squadron, 8th Flying Training Squadron, 39th Flying Training Squadron, 310th Fighter Squadron, 7th Fighter Squadron, 45th Reconnaissance Squadron, 730th Airlift Squadron, 729th Airlift Squadron, 428th Fighter Squadron, 37th Airlift Squadron, 39th Rescue Squadron, 311th Fighter Squadron, 36th Rescue Flight, ..