Originally Posted by Fareastdriver
There is a picture of the above Sabre incident somewhere. One Sabre has hooked his intake into the jetpipe of the quiet one and has pushed him back to South Korea.
That prompted a Google search, which found
this story, which sadly had a tragic ending. Unfortunately I couldn't find the picture you mention:
During their defense of the bombers, Risner's flight overflew the MiG base at Antung, China. Fighting one MiG at nearly supersonic speeds at ground level, Risner pursued it down a dry riverbed and across low hills to an airfield 35 miles inside China.[9][10] Scoring numerous hits on the MiG, shooting off its canopy, and setting it on fire, Risner chased it between hangars of the Communist airbase, where he shot it down into parked fighters.[7][8][11]
On the return flight, Risner's wingman, 1st Lt. Joseph Logan, was struck in his fuel tanks by anti-aircraft fire over Antung. In an effort to help him reach Kimpo, Risner attempted to push Logan's aircraft by having him shut down his engine and inserting the nose of his own jet into the tailpipe of Logan's, an unprecedented and untried maneuver. The idea was to push the plane to reach the United Nations rescue base of Cho Do. Jet fuel and hydraulic fluid spewed out from the wounded Sabre. He radioed Joe to shut down his engine. The turbulence kept bouncing and separating the two jets, but Risner was able to re-establish contact and guide the powerless plane out over the sea. After two attempts, Risner was forced to discontinue when leaking fuel and hydraulic fluid covered his canopy and threatened to stall his own engine. Near Cho Do, Lt. Logan bailed out, after radioing to Risner, "I'll see you at the base tonight." Risner stayed in radio contact with the rescue helicopter. Joe, a strong swimmer, landed close to shore, and the chopper tried to blow him in with the rotors. Tragically, Joe Logan didn't make it; he became tangled in his parachute lines and drowned. Risner shut down his own engine an attempt to save fuel, but eventually his engine flamed out and he glided to a deadstick landing at Kimpo.
There's also "
Pardo's Push" during Vietnam, with F-4s.
