US Air Force/B. Butcher
- By late 1950, US pilots were frequently battling North Korean and Soviet pilots over Korea.
- That November, US Air Force and Navy pilots notched the first victories between jet-powered aircraft.
- More than 70 years later, US fighter pilots are still flexing their muscles around the Korean Peninsula.
November marked the 72nd anniversary of the first dogfight between jet-powered fighter aircraft in history.
The specific date of that first dogfight is still hotly debated, with both the US Air Force and US Navy taking credit for the milestone in two Korean War air battles.