In November of 1950, the Korean War was witness to the first jet-vs-jet victory.

The initial dogfight happened between an American Lockheed Shooting Star and a Soviet MiG-15 during an attack on the Sinuiju bridges south of the Yalu River.

The Americans were outnumbered and their aircraft technologically inferior, but they quickly proved to have superior skills and plenty of determination to face their enemy.

The encounter led by pilot Russel J. Brown would be claimed as the first jet-vs-jet victory, but it was later found that the Soviet aircraft returned to base safely.

Still, it would take just one more day to match the incredible feat and take its rightful place in history...


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Join Dark Skies as we explore the world of aviation with cinematic short documentaries featuring the biggest and fastest airplanes ever built, top-secret military projects, and classified missions with hidden untold true stories. Including US, German, and Soviet warplanes, along with aircraft developments that took place during World War I, World War 2, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the Gulf War, and special operations mission in between.

As images and footage of actual events are not always available, Dark Skies sometimes utilizes similar historical images and footage for dramatic effect and soundtracks for emotional impact. We do our best to keep it as visually accurate as possible.

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