On the record, the Sabre jets now meeting the enemy's MIG-155 in Korea are the finest fighters in combat, and Air Force men are no longer dazzled, as they were at first sight, by the nimble performance of the enemy's No. 1 interceptor. Over the past twelve months, the ratio of MIGs downed to Sabres lost in air combat has soared from about 8 to 1 to upwards of 15 to 1. For several days this month, when the MIGs offered battle in numbers, they were being knocked down like grouse on a Scottish moor (36 in six days).
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