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Awesome!
Like Canada, Australia also built their own Sabres, with more powerful engines than the original North American F-86.Previous photos, mostly from Australia, show their Sabre jet, with only 2 cannon? , early F-86 and Fury had 6x50cal, later, larger Canadair Mark VI Sabre had 4x20mm cannon, same as in F-100 Super Saber that I flew for 15years. The F-4 Phantom is from Australia?? It is either an RF, or an E model with the gun.
and that's how Francis Gabreski became a guest of the Germans on a mission he wasn't supposed to be on.View attachment 1753241
Now I better understand the book I read a few years ago which mentioned a P47 pilot returning from a mission with the propeller tips bent from ground contact.