The Battle of Sunchon was an air battle fought near the city of Sunchon, North Korea on 1 December 1951, during the Korean War. Up to 14 Gloster Meteor jets of the RAAF's No. 77 Squadron were attacked by at least 20 MiG-15s of the Soviet Union's 176th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (176 GIAP).Alan Stephens, 1995, Going Solo: The Royal Australian Air Force 1946–1971. Canberra, Australian Government Publishing Service, p. 237.Doug Hurst, 2008, The Forgotten Few: 77 RAAF Squadron in Korea. Sydney; Allen & Unwin, p. 171Igor Seidov & Stuart Britton, 2014, Red Devils over the Yalu: A Chronicle of Soviet Aerial Operations in the Korean War, 1950–53, Solihull, England; Helion & Company, pp. 272–276. The MiGs carried Chinese air force markings, as the USSR was not officially a combatant in the Korean War. Its experience in the battle led to No. 77 Squadron's being redeployed to ground attack duties.
