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**Bob (not my real pseudonym)[_2_]** · March 9th 16, 05:30 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation

On Tue, 08 Mar 2016 09:08:24 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 08 Mar 2016 00:11:15 -0800, "Bob (not my real pseudonym)"
wrote:

On Mon, 7 Mar 2016 10:03:06 -0800, Savageduck
wrote:

On 2016-03-07 14:27:22 +0000, said:

On Sun, 6 Mar 2016 19:12:19 -0600, "Byker" 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 ^,,^