Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Most fans of military aviation know that F-86 Sabres in the Korean War were armed with machine guns, while their opponents, MiG-15s had cannons. But did you know that there was a cannon armed variant of the Sabre and that it flew hundreds of combat sorties in the Korean War? How well did it do and was it the reason why the USAF abandoned machine-guns immediately after the War? Find out in this video.

Main sources:
- Kenneth P. Werrell - Sabres Over MiG Alley: The F-86 and the Battle for Air Superiority in Korea
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- Colin Downes - By the Skin of My Teeth: The Memoirs of an RAF Mustang Pilot in World War II and of Flying Sabres with USAF in Korea
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- Thomas McKelvey Cleaver - MiG Alley: The US Air Force in Korea, 1950–53
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