F-86 vs F-80

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... By the end of hostilities, F-86 pilots were credited with shooting down 792 MiGs for a loss of only 78 Sabres, a victory ratio of 10:1.[23] More recent research by Dorr, Lake and Thompson has claimed the actual ratio is closer to 2:1.[24] The Soviets claimed to have downed over 600 Sabres,[25][unreliable source?] together with the Chinese claims.[26] A recent RAND report[27] made reference to "recent scholarship" of F-86 vs. MiG-15 combat over Korea and concluded that the actual kill:loss ratio for the F-86 was 1.8:1 overall, and likely 1.3:1 against MiGs flown by Soviet pilots; however, the report has been under fire for various misrepresentations.[28] Of the 41 American pilots who earned the designation of ace during the Korean war, all but one flew the F-86 Sabre, the exception being a Navy F4U Corsair night fighter pilot. ....

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