Aviation Nation 2014: East Meets West

Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star “Ace Maker II” jet trainer in USAF markings and a Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-15 Fagot fighter in North Korean markings during the Korean War demonstration at Aviation Nation 2014. This pairing made for a unique display of 1950’s jet powered designs from the United States and the Soviet Union.

MiG-15 & T-33

Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star (T-Bird)

T-33 rolls by

T-Bird

Great nose art on the T-33

Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-15

The business end of the MiG-15: 2 x 23mm and 1 x 37 mm cannon

Another 1950’s jet powered bird took to the skies at that show too. The venerable “MiG Killer” the North American F-86 Sabre. The jet that helped turn the MiG-15 tide during the Korean War.

North American F-86 Sabre

F-86 Sabre – a classic looking USAF jet fighter of the 1950’s