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Balgan mahura movie poster.

Movie (1964)
Korean title: 빨간 마후라
French title: L'écharpe rouge
English title: Red Scarf
Also known as: Red Muffler

Starring:
Shin Young-kyun (Major Na Gwan-jung)
Choi Moo-ryong (Bae Dae-bong)
Namkoong Won (fighter pilot)
Choi Eun-hee (Ji-seon, the widow)

Despite action is set during the Korean War, ROKAF is shown using jets (this was not before several years after the cease fire).

North American F-86F Sabre

Numerous airframes seen, mostly F-86F-25 and F-86F-30 (cockpit 52-5159).
AF Serials identified: 223, 248, 440, 454, 455, 656, 675, 946, 24305, 24398, 24631, 24637, 24698, 24855, 24875, 24917, 24926, 25094, 25368, 25494, 35006, 113203, 113248.

North American F-86F-25 NH Sabre tail code 25368.

Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando

Seen at the beginning.

Much later, in action. Serial 0-8486 seems fictious. On the dashboard: serial 7958.

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star

Serial 61638 or 56-1638, c/n 580-9988. Nowadays preserved at the Aviation Campus of Korea Polytechnic in Sacheon.

F-86 Shape (Made for Movie)

North American F-86D Sabre Dog

Two of the element taking off (43 min.) are these F-86D seen only from the rear. Note the different squadron colors applied on the tail.

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak (acting as Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15)

MiGs are first acted by Republic F-84F Thunderstreak (in fact, shots reused from The Hunters).
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.