Photograph of USAF F-86 "Sabre" Jet During Takeoff. Photograph of USAF F-86 "Sabre" Jet During Takeoff. "Fifth Air Force, Korea; As a bright mid-day sun beams its warm rays upon a forward UN airstrip in Korea, two sleek Air Force F-86 'Sabre' jets of the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing become airborne, landing gear going up, fuel tanks filled to capacity and gun chambers filly loaded, bound for MIG-Alley in search of more Russian-built MIG-15s. Protecting Fifth Air Force fighter bomber operation from enemy swept-wing aircraft, MIG-killing 'Sabre' pilots daily patrol the skies over North Kore
Photograph of USAF F-86 "Sabre" Jet During Takeoff. Photograph of USAF F-86 "Sabre" Jet During Takeoff. "Fifth Air Force, Korea; As a bright mid-day sun beams its warm rays upon a forward UN airstrip in Korea, two sleek Air Force F-86 'Sabre' jets of the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing become airborne, landing gear going up, fuel tanks filled to capacity and gun chambers filly loaded, bound for MIG-Alley in search of more Russian-built MIG-15s. Protecting Fifth Air Force fighter bomber operation from enemy swept-wing aircraft, MIG-killing 'Sabre' pilots daily patrol the skies over North Korea. Since shooting down their first MIG in December, 1950, 'Sabre' jet pilots have destroyed 765 of the enemy interceptors.".
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