Manuel J. "Pete" Fernandez, Jet Ace and Undercover Drug Pilot
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The Cold War went hot in Korea. Fernandez arrived there in Oct. 1952. By Feb. 1953, he was a jet ace
Fernandezīs F86 Sabre in flight. His drop tanks are gone, meaning MiGs were engaged on this mission
In Korea, Fernandez flew with the 334th Fighter Interceptor Squadron from the Kimpo forward airbase
Pete in The New York Times, March 1953. Fischer was shot down over China in April and became a POW
Soviet MiG-15 "honchos" knew how to handle their airplanes. Many were top gun WWII combat veterans

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