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This plane was flown by U.S. Marine Corps Major John H. Glenn and dubbed "MiG Mad Marine". Glenn flew this aircraft during his time as an exchange pilot with the 25th Fighter Squadron, 51st Fighter Wing, in Korea in mid 1953. He shot down three MiG-15 aircraft. John Glenn later became an astronaut and U.S. senator.
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I DON'T REMEMBER THE DETAILS OF THIS ENGAGEMENT ... I WONDER HOW MANY PAINTINGS OF SABRE MIG ENCOUNTERS REFLECT THE REALITY THAT MANY MIG-15S WERE BOUNCED RIGHT AFTER LIFTOFF DURING THE FINAL 4 MONTHS OF THE WAR IN 1953. MOST OF THE MIGS AT THAT TIME WERE FLOWN BY POORLY TRAINED CHINESE AND NORTH KOREAN PILOTS WHO HAD ONLY A FRACTION OF THE ABILITY OF THE SABRE PILOTS WHO HAD MANY HOURS IN TRAINING AND MANY WERE COMBAT VETERANS OF THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS IN WORLD WAR TWO. I REALLY LIKE THE AERODYNAMIC TORSION IN THIS IMAGE, YOU CAN ALMOST FEEL THE G'S. WELL DONE.