Description
F-86 Sabres #3. When it comes to Sabres, I can’t help myself-I want to model them all! This set features a couple of early Korean War 4th FIG jets with the black/white ID stripes on the wings and fuselage (applicable to other early-war 4th jets as well, before all Sabre units went to the standard yellow ID stripes). The first jet was part of the fascinating Operation Stovepipe, weather reconnaissance flights over North Korea in 1951. The top surfaces were painted olive drab, but unfortunately reduced top speed by 20 MPH. The jet portrayed here is now displayed at the National Air & Space Museum’s Hazy Center at Dulles airport near Washington, DC. The second plane is Col Glenn Eagleston’s mount while he was commander of the 4 FIW. It’s worth noting the nose intake is confirmed by color photos to be brown fiberglass and not red as depicted in some profile paintings. The final jet is “Miss Kumsum Mo” (pronounce the syllables separately) of the 4th FIW after the yellow ID bands were adopted.
