At the beginning of the Korean War; the west discovered the MiG-15; the first mass-produced jet fighter built in the Soviet Union. This small device entered service at the end of 1950 in its improved version; the MiG-15bis; and in turn was quickly deployed to Korea where; with its powerful armament and handling; it was an unpleasant surprise for the forces of the United Nations; after finding their air superiority with the arrival of the latest version of the famous F-86 Sabre. While the “bundle†– a nickname given by NATO to the MiG-15 – was barely in use; MiG conceived its successor; the more efficient and wing modified MiG-17 (“Frescoâ€).The type was withdrawn from service in the USSR in the late sixties; however it had great success abroad. The “Fresco†was the most exported Soviet fighter until the arrival of its indirect successor; MiG-21 (see Planes Pilots No. 12).
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful. Charles Sheldon was THE man.By JimmyHayesThe adventures of Charles Sheldon chronicled in the 4 or 5 books he wrote are simply stunning. It's as though he snuck in right at the beginning of the 20th century and explored the last unexplored places on earth. He traveled; hunted; kept logs; and later wrote of his exploits.A man of independent means; he accomplished his feats with no pretense or desire to exploit the areas he roamed. He fought tremendous obstacles of forbidding cold weather and extreme conditions with equipment and clothing we would laugh at today; but he never complained and only pushed himself harder when things got tougher. He must have been an extraordinary athlete.Although we; here; today will never have the opportunity that Sheldon had to explore the unexplored; we can come close to living it vicariously by reading his amazing books.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Natural history collecting not trophy huntingBy CustomerYoung self-made millionaire Charles Sheldon devoted his time and wealth to natural history research. In this narrative Sheldon collects the hides and horns of as many distinctly different phenotypes of wild mountain sheep as he can find in mountain ranges of the Yukon and ships them to the Smithsonian for analysis. We must remember that 100 years ago zoologists weren't sure how many different species of wild sheep lived in North America; and particularly perplexing were what we now call Stone sheep that can sometimes have the coloration of the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep; but horns more like the Dall sheep. Sheldon emphasized that he wasn't trophy hunting by not posing himself or anyone else with the animals he shot. None-the-less; his adventures produced great stories of hunting not only mountain sheep; but also moose;caribou; and grizzly bear in a time and place where some bands of natives still lived a traditional subsistence lifestyle and lonely isolated white trappers were lucky to find a native wife to help them survive. His narrative is enriched by companions such artist Carl Rungius; and African natural history enthusiast Frederick Courtney Selous. Sheldon's narrative is a must for lovers of wild sheep and wilderness. I suspect that America's greatest outdoor writer and sheep hunting fanatic Jack O'Connor had a well-worn copy of The Wilderness of the Upper Yukon" in which he found lots of inspiration. As it turns out; naturalists suffer the same hardship to collect big rams as do outdoor writers. Sheldon got to suffer a lot more and collect many more rams than did O'Connor.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Very interesting readBy fisherboyThis book is a gem. The author writes clearly and well and his exploits are amazing. They made them tough back then.What I really like is the high quality of his observations as well as his absolute love of the hunt.A good and informative read; recommended to lovers of hunting.
