George Andrew Davis Jr.
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George Andrew Davis Jr. was a highly decorated fighter pilot and flying ace of the United States Army Air Forces in World War II, and later of the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He was
Davis in 1945
The P-47 Thunderbolt, the type of aircraft Davis flew during World War II
Davis in the cockpit of his F-86 Sabre jet in South Korea during his 1952 tour in the war
Zhang Jihui, the Chinese pilot who was one of two claiming to be responsible for Davis's death
MiG Alley
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"MiG Alley" was the name given by United Nations pilots during the Korean War to the northwestern portion of North Korea, where the Yalu River empties into the Yellow Sea. It was the site of numerous
George Andrew Davis Jr.
…later of the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He was killed in action during a combat mission in northwestern Korea, in an area nicknamed "MiG Alley". For his actions during the Korean War, Davis was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor and promoted from major to lieutenant colonel. Born in Dublin…
MiG-15 delivered by a defecting North Korean pilot to the US Air Force.
F-86A-5-NA Sabre 49-1223. This aircraft served with the 335th F-I Squadron, 4th F-IW in Korea. It was shot down by MiGs near Wonsan on February 3, 1952; the pilot ejected.
No. 77 Squadron pilots and their Meteors at Kunsan, South Korea, June 1954.
Gun camera strip showing Soviet MiG-15 over Korea, April 1953.