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Why does 21st have air to air missle on the F-86????
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:19 pm
by VMF115
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???
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 4:33 pm
by Timbo
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.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 4:47 pm
by VMF115
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.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 4:55 pm
by tmanthegreat
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
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 5:02 pm
by Sabrefan
No, no sidewinders on a Korean war F-86F. Just six really mean .50 caliber machine guns.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 5:50 pm
by Rowsdower
Still, if there had been Sidewinder armed Sabres in Korea... Imagine the kills!
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 6:24 pm
by VMF115
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.