On Tue, 08 Mar 2016 09:08:24 -0500, frank@thehowards.ca wrote:
>On Tue, 08 Mar 2016 00:11:15 -0800, "Bob (not my real pseudonym)"
><invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
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>>On Mon, 7 Mar 2016 10:03:06 -0800, Savageduck
>><savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote:
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>>>On 2016-03-07 14:27:22 +0000, frank@thehowards.ca said:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 6 Mar 2016 19:12:19 -0600, "Byker" <byker@do~rag.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> This picture is included in a display at the USAF Museum to honour
>>>> Australia's contribution to a USAF fighter wing in the Korean War.
>>>
>>>Along with the Australians there was the South African AF SAAF 2nd
>>>Sqdrn which started out in F-51D's and then converted to F-86's.
>>
>>During a visit to Mojave, CA back in 1986, I saw four ex-SAAF Sabres
>>in "kit form" stored between buildings. Still in full camo and
>>markings.
>>
>>Hard to get photos, and I was suffering from a raging case of Jerry
>>Brown's Revenge. TMI.
>
>Nitpicky me!
>
>This is really a Canadair CL13B Sabre Mk6 (powered by an Avro Canada
>Orenda) and would not have seen action in Korea. (First flight of the
>Mk 6 was November 1954.)
>
>The USAF loaned SAAF a number of F86Fs to replace their F51s in Korea.
>After the cease-fire (I hate to say "end of hostilities") these were
>returned to the USA.
>
>What I don't understand is why any Canadian-built Sabres were returned
>to the USA unless, of course, the US funded their construction.
Perhaps a private purchase? There were many interesting projects
going on at Mojave at the time - USAF unmanned drone conversions of
F-100s and just beginning the QF-106 program. Flight Systems had some
fun toys scattered around, including an F-4. There were a couple Saab
J-32 Lansen in storage; Burt Rutan was building the Voyager 'round the
world' aircraft (didn't get to see that); somebody was restoring a
Hawker Hunter, and more. I will try to get some slides of that trip
tweaked up in the near future.
Bob ^,,^
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