[max_thehitman]

Here are some MiG-15 Aces of the Korean War ...as requested.

I have a Yevgeni Georgiyevich Pepelyayev (Number 2 ace) but looks like someone already painted a
skin for his airplane.
So I will wait a little while until I post my version of it, and let you enjoy Mister Borstl_71 skin-art first, he is
also a great skinner.

Skins available at http://mission4today.com (Download 4 Mods - section in the MiG-15 folder)
More skins very soon
Cheers
MAX-theHitman



Captain Nikolai Vasilievich Sutyagin "Casey Jones"
The Top Ace of the Korean War
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Kills: 21

Plane Types: 9 F-86s, 1 F-84, 1 Meteor. Shot-up Glenn Eagleston.

Recived the: Hero of the Soviet Union, 10 October 1951, #9282

Unit: 17 IAP (Fighter Regiment) , 303 IAD (Fighter Division) of the Voyenno Vozdushnye Sily, the Soviet Air Force.

Nikolai Sutyagin was born on May 5 1923 in the village of Smagino Buturlinsk, in a peasant family. He started his military career in 1941, and the following year he graduated from the Air Military School in Chernigov; in August 1945 participated in the short Soviet-Japanese war, which ended with the unconditional surrender of Japan.
Sutyagin served in the 17th IAP of the 303rd IAD when the Korean War began, and in May 1951 the Division was sent to Manchuria to reinforce the 324th IAD. He flew his first combat sortie on early June 1951, and his score began to rise:

19 June 1951 - First victory, the F-86A of Robert H. Laier (MIA).
22 June 1951 - his 2nd F-86 kill, his victim is Howard Miller (POW); he aso claimed a 3rd Sabre on this day.
24 June 1951 - his most impressive victory when shot up the F-86A of Colonel Glenn Eagleston (CO of the 4th FIW), who had to belly land in Suwon. Eagleston's Sabre was written off.
26 June 1951 - his 5th kill, the F-80C of Bob Lauterbach (KIA), officially becoming Asov (Ace).
29 July 1951 - shot down the F-86A #49-1098, his 6th kill (his 5th kill confirmed by US records).
9 August 1951 - claimed an F-80.
25 August 1951 - together with the CO of the 17th IAP, Mayora (Maj.) Grigorii Pulov, intercepted what they identified as Australian Meteors and both claimed one Meteor each.
26 September 1951 - one of his more succesful days: in two separate sorties the 17th IAP engaged Meteors of the RAAF No. 77 Sqdn and Sabres of the 336th FIS, and he scored in both furballs: first shot-up the Meteor of Ernst Armit (written off later that day) and later shot down the F-86A of Carl Barnett (MIA).
10 October 1951 - awarded with the Golden Star, he became Hero of the Soviet Union.
November 1951 - claimed to have shot down three F-86 and one F-84 (none confirmed by US records).
3 December 1951 - bagged another Sabre (the F-86A 49-1184) and claimed one F-84.
15 December 1951 - shot-up one F-86E of the 334th FIS. The unfortunate pilot (William F. Prindle) crashed and died while trying to land at Suwon airbase.
6 January 1952 - two victories: the F-84E of Donald Grey (KIA) and the F-86E of Lester Page (MIA).
11 January 1952 - last victory, his 21st: the F-86E of Thiel M. Reeves (MIA).

After the war Sutyagin graduated from the Air Academy in 1956 and the Military Academy "Genchtaba" in 1964. Promoted to Mayora-General and retired in 1978. He died on November 12 1986.

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Capt Lev Kirilovich Shchukin "The Russian Lion"
The Number 3 ace
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Kills: 17

Plane Types ( Main Kill/Comments): shot-up the F-86E of Francis Gabreski, downed 2 times.

Recived the: Hero of the Soviet Union, 13. November 1951, # 9279

Unit:18 GIAP (Fighter Regiment), 303 IAD (Fighter Division) of the Voyenno Vozdushnye Sily, the Soviet Air Force.

He flew 212 combat sorties, participated in 17 aerial battles and was credited with 17 air victories (in simple words, he scored every time he engaged UN aircraft, 100% effectiveness), but he was also downed twice.
Lev Shchukin honoured his first name -'Lion' in Russian- chasing the US aircraft like a lion hunts an impala in the Kalahari. In his very first combat sortie on June 1 1951, he and his three comrades found a group of Mustangs and Shchukin bagged one. His victim that day was the F-51D of Harry C. Moore (KIA). A few days later (June 6) scored his second victory, the F-80C #49-737.

On June 17 1951 he participated in a big mel

[zsoltfireman]

hock: hock: hock:

Honoring the Heroes!

Thank you!

Regards,

Zsolt

[Lefty Hartnett]

awesome Max

[max_thehitman]

Thank you.
All pilot aces must be honoured, weather they were enemy or allied... they are "aces" and great pilots.

Here is another 4 skin-pack for the "MiGs in Africa" series...
Available in the Mission4Today Skin-website files in the MiG-17 folder.





Algerian War, 1954 - 1962

The conflict in Algeria erupted almost exactly 50+ years ago. It was an ugly war that

[zsoltfireman]

I love it!



Great Work!

Thank you!

Zsolt

[VonBarb.]

Those are very nice looking Algerian skins, however they did not participate in the Algerian war. Algerian gained its independance in 1962, which is when they purchased their first Migs from Russia. The Algerian war was mainly guerilla fighting, much like what is happening now in Afghanistan : small groups of fast moving locals against the French army, with paratroopers carrying out raids in FLN-controlled areas, but no air to air fighting. The only air assets in the area were the French Air Force and Navy, using a variety of aicraft ranging from antiquated T-6s and Corsairs to more modern DH-1 Vampires, T-28 Trojans and anything they could attach a tank of napalm to. They would carry out surveillance and close air support mission essentially.

The planes represented here are more likely to be from the Mig-17s Algeria sent to assist the other Arab countries in Egypt during the Six Days War against Israel.

Great skins nonetheless, North African countries are often overlooked by skinners, and it's always a pleasure to see them getting some light once in a while.

Cheers

Nico

[Cracken]

THX especially for Shchukin, I will definately find use for them!!!