Lockheed F-94 Starfire

So picture the sky over the Korean Peninsula.

It is 1953, and an American F-94 Starfire jet, which is this absolute marvel of mid-century aviation packed with radar and a roaring jet engine, is just tearing through the night sky.

Right.

The pilot is hunting a target.

North Korean military, supplied by the Soviet Union, was utilizing the exact same Polokharpov Po-2 biplanes for nighttime harassment raids against United Nations forces.

They were employing the exact same low-altitude engine idling tactics perfected by the Night Witches a decade earlier.

The United States Air Force sends up the F-94 Starfire jet to intercept this wooden nuisance.

The American pilot spots the Po-2, pulls back the throttle to line up his shot, and the aerodynamic paradox strikes again.