Many moons ago, I saw a movie on TV about the air war in Korea. The plot ran something like this. A North Korean pilot had arrived on the scene, and was regularly shooting down the American fighter jocks. To bolster flagging morale, and put the North Koreans in their place, a top-notch American ace was transferred to the theater. Played by Robert Mitchum, he came to teach ACM to the American pilots on the scene. In the climactic final scene, he and the North Korean pilot have an epic dog-fight. The Korean jumps Mitchum with an alt advantage, saddles up on his six, and begins to lick his chops. Mitchum uses a series of side-slips to force the Korean to overshoot; the Korean goes into a wide barrel-roll to try to prevent the overshoot but no dice. Mitchum is now in the saddle. After several more maneuvers, Mitchell shoots him down and then flies off into the sunset.
I've never seen the film again. It was noteworthy not because of the plot, which was mediocre, but for its excellent air-combat photography. No models were used, only actual Korean-era aircraft.
My question is...does any one else remember this movie and can you tell me the title? I would love to have a copy of it.
Regards, Shuckins
