Thijs Postma - Original Painting - MiG-15 And F-86 Sabre In Korea

The original painting by Thijs Postma of a MiG-15 Battling in Korea.

The MiG-15 was one of the first successful jet fighters to incorporate swept wings to achieve high transonic speeds. In combat over Korea, it outperformed the straight-winged jet fighters of the coalition.

Soon the North American F.86 Sabre with similar swept-wings appeared to counter it.

On September 21, 1953 a North Korean pilot Lt. No Kum-Sok escaped to Kimpo Air Base, unaware of the $100,000 reward the Americans promised to any pilot who delivered an intact MiG-15.

This original gouache comes in an aluminum frame size 80cm x 60cm with glass and a passepartout.