William Perl, a brilliant young government aeronautical scientist, provided the Soviets with the results of the highly secret tests and design experiments for American jet engines and jet aircraft. His betrayal assisted the Soviet Union in quickly overcoming the American technological lead in the development of jets. In the Korean War, U.S. military leaders expected the Air Force to dominate the skies, on the assumption that the Soviet aircraft used by North Korea and Communist China would be no match for American aircraft. They were shocked when Soviet MiG-15 jet fighters not only flew rings around U.S. propeller-driven aircraft but were conspicuously superior to the first generation of American jets as well. Only the hurried deployment of America's newest jet fighter, the F-86 Saber, allowed the United States to match the technological capabilities of the MiG-15. The Air Force prevailed, owing more to the skill of American pilots than to the design of American aircraft . . .Perl was a City College graduate. As were Julius Rosenberg, Albert Weisbord and dozens, if not thousands, of other Soviet spies and supporters. Hillary's mentor, Communist Party lawyer Robert Treuhaft ,assumed he would attend City College but was surprised to win admission to Harvard. The public college provided the techinal knowledge needed for communists to get into a position to steal secrets. Harvard provided the legal talent to defend them and to propagandize without being indicted.
Btw...didn't Soviet pilots fly for North Korea? Think I saw something on the History Channel about it.