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F-86D Sabre Dogs #4. My main memories of Sabres while I was growing up are of the Sabre Dog, which is why the jet holds such a special place in my heart. Growing up in small-town central Illinois, I well remember the “Dogs” flying down from O’Hare airport in Chicago to air shows in our area in the late ’50s and early ’60s. The bright unit markings and astonishing International Orange hi-viz markings stand out clearly in my mind. Therefore, the first jet in this set is a F-86L (essentially a D with an tiny antenna added) of the 108 FIS, Illinois Air National Guard. The second bird is the highly visible F-86D flown by Lt Col Joe Pelter, commander of the 4th FIS (not the 4th FIW!) at Misawa AB, Japan. Ahhhh, the heady days of our youth!
