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Originally Posted by thor117
During the Korean War we flew our F-86 Sabre against the Mig-15 and we shot them down at around a 10-1 ratio if I do remember correctly. Those are some of the most closely matched up planes to be flown against each other and we dominated not because of the aircraft but because of our pilots and their training. Quality and quantity can come into play but not as importantly as pilots and training.
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Exactly, in the Maranas Turkey Shoot we pitted Avengers vs. Mitsubishi's and blew them out of the skies. Some of the zeros were out dated but the up to date ones we shot down were supposed to be better than the Avengers.