F-86 Sabre

Starring:F 86 Sabre
Studio: Aircraft Films
Product Type: DVD

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The F-86 Sabrejet was the first swept-wing fighter for the United States Air Force and made it's claim to fame patrolling "MiG Alley" during the Korean War. Through direct digital transfers this dynamic two-disc DVD set will allow you to witness the F-86 like never before. Besides the archival film, there is commentary by men who knew the Sabre well, and the F-86's primary foe ... the Russian built MiG-15.

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The F-86 Sabrejet was the first swept-wing fighter for the United States Air Force and made it's claim to fame patrolling "MiG Alley" during the Korean War. Through direct digital transfers this dynamic two-disc DVD set will allow you to witness the F-86 like never before. Besides the archival film, there is commentary by men who knew the Sabre well, and the F-86's primary foe ... the Russian built MiG-15.

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Customer Reviews:

Rare footage and plenty of it.......2006-04-16

I was pleasantly surprised by the contents of this DVD - over 5 hours of viewing on two disks and much of it of very high quality. The disks cover a wide range of fascinating material from the early testing and flights of the Sabre jets to rare insights into life on the airfields at Kimpo and Taegu during the Korean Conflict. Commentary by retired Sabre pilots and footage/interviews with many of the famous jet aces (Connell, Fischer, Gabreski, Jabara, etc) in Korea provide a fascinating insight, together with a 30 minute documentary on the famous 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing. Footage of actual operational briefings as well as a discussion of tactics against MIG fighters add to the realism of it all. Although most of the footage is in black and white, the quality is generally good. Some colour footage of legendary pilot Bob Hoover performing aerobatics during the late 50s in a Sabre is excellent. An interesting Air Force training film has been added as well as an original piece of Air Force propaganda explaining the early warning systems in place to defeat communist bombers attacking America. Some rare footage of a captured MIG-15 jet including its evaluation and testing by Air Force pilots is an unexpected bonus. I would thoroughly recommend this DVD to anybody interested in aviation or early jets.

Behind the Scenes of the 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing April-May, 1952 Suwon, Korea

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Behind the Scenes of the 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing April-May, 1952 Suwon, Korea

Manufacturer: RareAviation.com
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

F-86 Sabre
Korean War in Color
Korea - The Forgotten War (History Channel)

ASIN: B0008166X6

Product Description

Just in from Rare Aviation, this DVD covers life on 51st Fighter Wing at Suwon in Korea during April and May of 1952. It runs over an hour. The DVD is split into fifteen distinct sections, and begins on 16 April 1952 with a short film on dust control, with troops digging and planting trees outside what appears to be the base chapel. Like most excerpts, there is no sound, but unobtrusive background music accompanies each film. Next up, taken on the same day, we see General Stearley arriving at Suwon in a B-17 to be greeted by Col. Francis Gabreski, the base - and 51st FW - commander. This film is introduced with two scrolling biographies of both Stearley and Gabreski - a nice inclusion and one that can be easily read as the 'scrolling' is not too fast. Short clips of the Mess Hall, Weather Station (30th Weather Sqn) and Motor Pool (51st Motor Vehicle Sqn) follow, all acompanied by restrained backing music. For many, the highlight of this DVD will be the Sabre footage, and there is plenty of it. First you get an 'On the Ramp' section from 30 April 1952, and there are an abundance of Sabres on view, and even the following '51st Air Police Sqn, May 1, 1952' section has plenty of Sabre action too; I particularly liked the landing views of the aircraft, which are quite unusual to see, and also give a good idea of the terrain surrounding the base. From start to finish this really DVD packs the action in; it's refreshing to see the 'behind the scenes' action included, so the unsung ground personnel also get their five minutes of fame. The film is that much better for it. Whether you were actually there, knew someone who was there, or are just a Sabre nut, this DVD is well worth getting.

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