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  • Family of first F-86 pilot to shoot down MiG-15 during Korean War donates items

    04/01/2010 11:01:19 PM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 8 replies · 836+ views
    Press Zoom.com ^ | 4/2/2010 | Press Zoom.com
    The family of Lt. Col. Bruce Hinton, the first F-86 pilot to score a MiG-15 kill during the Korean War, donated several items to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. On Dec. 17, 1950, Hinton, who was commander of the 336th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing, led a flight of four F-86s over northwestern North Korea. To trick the communists, the Sabre pilots flew at the same altitude and speed as F-80s typically did on missions, and they used F-80 call signs. Hinton spotted four MiGs at a lower altitude, and he led his flight in...