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MIG Alley

MIG Alley is the alternative form of MiG Alley.

Proper noun capitalized: MiG Alley

MiG Alley

  1. (historical, informal, 1950s Korean War) A region of North Korea, close to the Yalu River, where MiG-15 fighters would typically be encountered.
    • This first mission had not gone into the section of northwest Korea soon to become known as “MiG Alley.” December 17 saw the 4th FIW F-86As make their first foray into that area.[…]
    • Because of fuel concerns, Hinton’s planes entered the combat area at a leisurely Mach 0.62. It became apparent that this speed was too slow to effectively counter the MiG-1 5s. After the first encounters, the 4th FIW pilots realized this fact and began entering MiG Alley at speeds above Mach 0.85.2000, William T. Y'Blood, MiG Alley: The Fight for Air Superiority, Air Force History and Museums Program, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 13

Forms of MIG Alley

alternative formMIG Alley

Origin of MIG Alley

From MiG + alley.

Questions about MIG Alley

What does MIG Alley mean?
MIG Alley means a region of North Korea, close to the Yalu River, where MiG-15 fighters would typically be encountered.
What is MIG Alley the alternative form of?
MIG Alley is the alternative form of MiG Alley.
What part of speech is MIG Alley?
MIG Alley is a proper noun.

Words near MIG Alley in the dictionary

  1. miffy
  2. Mifsud
  3. Mifsuds
  4. mifty
  5. mig
  6. MIG Alley
  7. MIG welding
  8. MIGA
  9. Miga Lake
  10. Migala
  11. migalastat

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