F-86A now listed with Courtesy...

warbird2 · **Joined:** Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:03 am **Posts:** 173

P51Mstg wrote:

Did that airplane have a "bench" seat in it at one time. Ejection seat out. I swear I saw a photo of it in the white/orange with 2 helmets in the cockpit once back in the oldendays.........

Mark H

Yes it did. I talked with a man that had ridden in it one time. He said the ejection seat was taken out, his back was against the back of the cockpit tub and the pilot's back was against him. He said it was not comfortable but it would be the only way he ever got an F-86 ride.

bomberflight · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2011 2:23 pm

A couple of pics taken at Duxford today .....

It's such an iconic shape that looks sooooooo right :wink:

Mike · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 8:54 am **Posts:** 3331

Warbird Kid wrote:

Wow, a Duxford standby now being sold. Im sure to make the way for something new.

I doubt it will be replaced. The owners just operate the one aircraft, it has been talked about for some years that they were looking to dispose of it, and they never replaced their T-33 when it was destroyed in a crash a few years back.

It has been a real treat to see it being operated from Duxford for the past 20 years, though, especially when OFMC operated it with their MiG-15 in the 90s.

Firebird · **Posted:** Sat May 14, 2011 8:53 am

Nice shots here of the Sabre a few days ago after being adorned with some Tiger markings for Cliff to take it the the Tiger Meet in France

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=108953

And not often you seen a photo of a Sabre in formation with a Buchon

bomberflight · **Posted:** Sat May 14, 2011 9:14 am

The F-86 temporary scheme was revealed fresh from painting on Friday.

I missed the taxi run in the morning because I was busy getting pix for the Mary Alice thread in the WIX Restoration Hangar ......

But I did get the 3 PM flypast of the F-86 and Buchon !

My pix are right here on WIX

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=40836&start=15

** edit ** you'll need to scroll down a ways to see it !

12XU2A3X3 · **Posted:** Sat May 14, 2011 10:21 am

the tiger looks an aweful lot like the old NJ ANG 141st tiger from their F-4Es

bomberflight · **Posted:** Sat May 14, 2011 1:30 pm

There was a moment on Thursday when I could see the tail fin had gone orange all of a sudden .....
and I thought OMG ~ it's been sold to become a QF-86 Drone :lol:

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Sat May 14, 2011 9:31 pm

I think it looks really sharp with the orange stripes...

Ztex · **Posted:** Sat May 14, 2011 9:38 pm

Yeah! What Lynn said!

cwmc · **Joined:** Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:43 am **Posts:** 322

I remember it sitting at the old Hughes Terminal in '81/'82 in the white and orange scheme. Nice to see it so original now.
Chris...

bomberflight · **Posted:** Sun May 22, 2011 2:39 pm

A very blustery day with cloudy periods didn't diminish our hopes to see the F-86 displayed in it's temporary "tiger" scheme at the Spring Air Show at Duxford today

This was applied for Cliff Spink ~ the oldest former C.O. of the RAF's 74 ( Tiger ) Squadron for an appearance at the recent NATO Tiger Meet at Cambrai in France

With perfect synchronization ~ the clouds parted for about 90 seconds ~ just as the F-86 rolled in for a top side pass

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