 foxbat  | 24 Jun 2012 11:19 a.m. PST |
The Korean War was a turning point in aerial warfare, the coming of age of the jet fighter with tactics, lacking air-to-air missiles, closely matching the last stages of the 2nd World War.
Planes had also a distinct look, with their fishmouth snout, they were to lose with the advent of airborne radars. So, what would be the jet you like the most that took part in the conflict? Whether for its look, history or capacities. MiG 15 Fresco
F 80 Shooting Star
F 84 Thunder Streak
F 86 Sabre
F9F Panther (and Cougar variants)
Gloster Meteor |
| kreoseus2 | 24 Jun 2012 11:37 a.m. PST |
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| pvernon | 24 Jun 2012 11:45 a.m. PST |
Being a player of M&M I am a fan of the F86, but Mig15s are a hoot to fly. |
| GROSSMAN | 24 Jun 2012 11:54 a.m. PST |
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| Florida Tory | 24 Jun 2012 12:01 p.m. PST |
F9F, one of the most beautiful panes ever.
Rick
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| Rrobbyrobot | 24 Jun 2012 12:01 p.m. PST |
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 enfant perdus | 24 Jun 2012 12:04 p.m. PST |
Tough call. I've always liked the Panther and Cougar, but also am a big fan of the F2H Banshee.
link The F3D Skyknight is an often overlooked gem too. Despite it's size and ungainly appearance, it still managed to down more enemy aircraft than any other plane in the Navy/USMC arsenal.
link |
| Dances with Clydesdales | 24 Jun 2012 12:09 p.m. PST |
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| Sundance | 24 Jun 2012 12:14 p.m. PST |
Love all of them, but the F9F definitely. |
 martinjpayne1964 | 24 Jun 2012 12:30 p.m. PST |
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| Kaoschallenged | 24 Jun 2012 12:32 p.m. PST |
Love them all too . But in this order if I had to list them. F-86
MiG-15
F9F Panther
F 80 Shooting Star
F2H Banshee.
F3D Skyknight
F 84 Thunder Streak
Gloster Meteor
and Non-Jet
F-82 Twin Mustang
Robert |
 Herkybird | 24 Jun 2012 12:53 p.m. PST |
The Mustang… though I know its not a jet!…OK-- I love the looks of the MiG-15! |
| skippy0001 | 24 Jun 2012 1:02 p.m. PST |
Mig-15 Mongol two-seater
F-80 Shooting Star
The Brit Vampire planes
Various UFO's |
| Mako11 | 24 Jun 2012 1:16 p.m. PST |
F-86, followed closely by the Mig-15. |
| Oddball | 24 Jun 2012 1:58 p.m. PST |
F9-F Panther Jet. Great looking aircraft. If it was my ass on the line, well, then I'd rather be straped into a F-86 Sabre. |
| Stern Rake Studio | 24 Jun 2012 2:28 p.m. PST |
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| Wackmole9 | 24 Jun 2012 3:24 p.m. PST |
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| Gear Pilot | 24 Jun 2012 3:56 p.m. PST |
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| Unrepentant Werewolf 2 | 24 Jun 2012 5:29 p.m. PST |
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| taskforce58 | 24 Jun 2012 6:56 p.m. PST |
F-86
MiG-15
F9F Panther
F-94 Starfire: the bigger, more bad-ass looking big brother of the Shooting Star. |
| flooglestreet | 24 Jun 2012 8:39 p.m. PST |
F-86
F-80
Adamski Flying Saucer |
| BigNickR | 24 Jun 2012 9:22 p.m. PST |
I'm 30, and for me, THE plane that defined the era for me was the f-86. I had a diecast of it in the early 80's that was among my most prized possessions of early childhood. |
| Khusrau | 25 Jun 2012 3:44 a.m. PST |
F86 was the best in common use, but the Meteor was still a fantastic aircraft. It had a couple of combat advantages so that while the F86 was a better dog-fighter, the Meteor's rate of climb and acceleration could let it choose the engagement. Basically, in close with the Mig 15, take the Sabre, but for tactical positioning the Meteor was better. It was also (to all intents and purposes) a much older aircraft, the first marks going into production before the Me 262 (July 1944 for production). The Sabre, in contrast didn't go into production till '49 (in fairness, if they had been needed urgently for wartime purposes, they could have been in production by '47). The other point I will make, is that in Korea it (the Meteor) was in use by Commonwealth (Australian) squadrons who perhaps did not have the same combat experience as some of the American fighter fliers. It certainly didn't have the same combat success rate as the F86, but each had it's own operational envelope, and the Migs were very successful against F86 at high altitude or against bombers. Whereas this was the area where the Meteors excelled. |
| Chuckaroobob | 25 Jun 2012 5:50 a.m. PST |
MiG 15. And you can buy them now for US$50,000! |
| John the Greater | 25 Jun 2012 6:51 a.m. PST |
The F-86. Not at all influenced by the fact that my father in law flew them during the War. |
| Patrick Sexton | 25 Jun 2012 8:33 a.m. PST |
F-86 of course. However, the points made about the Meteor are great ones. People who gush on about German jets forget that the Meteor was first and would soldier on in some airforces until the end of the '50s if not longer ( the ME-262s would have been lucky to make it to 1946 :)). It was a great plane as was the Vampire. But as several people have mentioned, the planes listed are all very cool. |
| Huscarle | 25 Jun 2012 11:09 a.m. PST |
The Meteor may have performed well, but seems to have had a high accident rate with about 50% fatalities. 890 RAF Meteors were lost in service, resulting in the deaths of 450 pilots including my uncle. I would have to vote for the F-86 Sabre and the MIG-15, these aircraft symbolise the airwar for me, just like the Spitfire & ME109 do for WWII. |
| thejoker | 25 Jun 2012 11:29 a.m. PST |
F9-F Panther Jet William Holden etc The Bridges at Toko-Ri |
 optional field | 25 Jun 2012 1:15 p.m. PST |
I always had a soft spot for the F-84F Thunderstreak, the swept wing version of the F-84. It's also worth noting that the Meteor was a contemporary of the F-80/P-80, and so far as I am aware, was by far the better aircraft. |
| David Miniature Armies | 25 Jun 2012 3:12 p.m. PST |
I have always liked the F-84F as well. |
| foxbat | 30 Jun 2012 12:42 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the corrections!I was sure I'd forgotten a few…
Adding the F2H Banshee and F3D Skyknight to the roster.
But casting my vote for the F9F Panther nonetheless.
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| HammerHead | 01 Jul 2012 11:20 a.m. PST |
F-86 swept wing beauty all straight wing a/c slow by comparison. Many were exported to European countries even Australia swopped its meteors for F-86s |
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