Why does 21st have air to air missle on the F-86????

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Tue May 22, 2007 3:19 pm

Why does 21st have air to air missle on the F-86f?
I thought all US aircraft during the korean war did not have them at all.
I know the ydid have the much it was much latter, and I think they where the saber dogs that had them.

Does any one know???

Timbo · Post by **Timbo** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:33 pm

Republic of China (Taiwan) F-86's carried a small number of AIM-9B Sidewinders in 1958 while engaged in combat with the People's Republic of China. Other than that who knows.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:47 pm

Timbo wrote:Republic of China (Taiwan) F-86's carried a small number of AIM-9B Sidewinders in 1958 while engaged in combat with the People's Republic of China. Other than that who knows.

true, but in the early 50's they did not have them.

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:55 pm

The sidewinders are not accurate ordinance for the F-86F during the Korean conflict, although they would appear on the plane later in the 1950s. 21c probably included them to give us buyers a little more variety with the ordinance load - though bombs would have been more accurate

Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Tue May 22, 2007 5:02 pm

No, no sidewinders on a Korean war F-86F. Just six really mean .50 caliber machine guns.

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Tue May 22, 2007 5:50 pm

Still, if there had been Sidewinder armed Sabres in Korea... Imagine the kills!

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Tue May 22, 2007 6:24 pm

tmanthegreat wrote:The sidewinders are not accurate ordinance for the F-86F during the Korean conflict, although they would appear on the plane later in the 1950s. 21c probably included them to give us buyers a little more variety with the ordinance load - though bombs would have been more accurate

Yes, bombs would have been nice.