[Rjel]

Did you see the formation of those 86's? Do you think they really flew that close in combat situations? I don't know that much about the Korean War era. In WWII, the combat spread was much wider apart, so they could see and cover eachother's six. In such a tight formation, I don't see how that would be possible.
Aviar

Sorry for butting in but IMO it's just a concession to the movie making art. Every aviation movie has had to do it to keep the action close to the camera view.