Operation Moolah
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operation-moolah-224-1915929
title:
Operation Moolah
text:
Operation Moolah was a United States Air Force (USAF) effort during the Korean War to obtain through defection a fully capable Soviet MiG-15 jet fighter. Communist forces introduced the MiG-15 to Korea on November 1, 1950. USAF pilots reported that the performance of the MiG-15 was superior to all United Nations aircraft, including the USAF's newest plane, the F-86 Sabre. The operation focused on influencing Communist pilots to defect to South Korea with a MiG for a financial reward. The success
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encyclopedia
description:
US Air Force effort to obtain a Soviet MiG-15
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Moolah
date created:
2011-02-27T13:42:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T14:17:26Z
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