F-86 Sabre

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Incredible!, 2007-09-01
Incredible! The only DVD release anywhere that contains footage and br /interviews of any of the Sabre Aces, such as McDonnell, Fernandez, br /Jabara and a young Buzz Aldrin! It puts a face to an overlooked but br /critical phase of Air Combat history, the real beginning of the br /Cold War, and probably the only time that the US and Soviets came to br /actual blows!

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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.