F-86A Sabre, FU-259 335th FIS, 4th FIW, Suwon South Korea, Capt. James Jabara, May 1951

James Jabara was the first American and United States Air Force jet ace in history. Jabara flew two tours of combat duty in Europe during World War II as a North American P-51 Mustang pilot, and scored 1.5 air victories against German aircraft.

Jabara flew his first jet aircraft in 1948, the USAF Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star before transitioning to the North American F-86 Sabre. Jabara achieved his first confirmed air victory of the Korean War on April 3rd 1951. A month later he scored his fifth and sixth victories, making him the first American jet ace in history. He eventually scored 15 victories, giving him the title of "triple ace". He the second-highest-scoring U.S. ace of the Korean War and received the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, and the British Distinguished Flying Cross for his accomplishments in combat.

James Jabara was killed on November 17th, 1966 along with his teenage daughter in a car accident while moving his family to a new home in South Carolina prior to his scheduled deployment to Vietnam. Colonel Jabara and his daughter Carol Anne were buried together in a single grave at Arlington National Cemetery. His grandson, 2nd LT Nicholas Jabara USAF, was killed on January 31st 2002 during flight training when the T-37 trainer he was piloting crashed near Laughlin AFB, Texas.

I also updated the xml file to replace default US frag markings with the red star markings from the Russian planes.