Re: Soviet Aircraft Types in Korea

["Diego Zampini" <dzampini@hotmail.com>]

Dan:

>So were most of the airbattles with the Koreans or Chinese or Russians in 
>1951?

As Cookie already told you, along 1951 the Soviet MiG-15 pilots were who 
primarly engaged the F-86/F-84/F-80 and B-29s. Between April and May 1951 
the task was performed by only 2 regiments (176 Guards and 196) of the 324 
Division, commanded by Ivan Kozhedub, and since June they were reinforced by 
3 more regiments (17, 18 Guards and 523) of the 303 division -CO: Georgii 
Lobov- and all those 5 regiments stayed in Korea until January 1952. Until 
September 1951 the CO of the 64 Corp was I.V.Belov, and Georgii Lobov took 
the command in October (his succesor as 303 Division's commander was A. 
Kumanichkin).
Was during this time when the USAF found the biggest amount of "Honchos" 
(experienced MiG-15 pilots) over the "MiG Alley".
Regards,
Diego Zampini.




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