 | best fighter of the 50s| Post-War Discuss best fighter of the 50s in the Other Eras forums; my personal choice would be the canadair sabre mk VI (6)... |
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10-26-2005, 06:13 PM
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my personal choice would be the canadair sabre mk VI (6) | 
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10-26-2005, 06:44 PM
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| The F100 Super Sabre looked cool. Even saw combat in the early days of the Vietnam War
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10-26-2005, 07:11 PM
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Country: | its gotta certain edge and it even influenced cars with it's looks (cadilacs with the fins) and was pretty fast i read about mk6 sabre that light on fuel passed a hun in the climb much to pilots chagrin | |
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10-26-2005, 07:58 PM
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Country:  | HANDS DOWN THE SABRE! Mig Killer, exported, built under license, first aircraft Sidewinder armed (and to use them) re-engined, re-armed, navalized, it's a 50's icon, LIKE ELVIS!!! The Mig 15 and 17 had some advantages, but bottom line, the Sabre is King of the 50s!!!!!
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10-26-2005, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ HANDS DOWN THE SABRE! Mig Killer, exported, built under license, first aircraft Sidewinder armed (and to use them) re-engined, re-armed, navalized, it's a 50's icon, LIKE ELVIS!!! The Mig 15 and 17 had some advantages, but bottom line, the Sabre is King of the 50s!!!!! | yeah but you gotta have the best variant and i feel thats the mk 6 | |
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10-26-2005, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by pbfoot Quote: |
Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ HANDS DOWN THE SABRE! Mig Killer, exported, built under license, first aircraft Sidewinder armed (and to use them) re-engined, re-armed, navalized, it's a 50's icon, LIKE ELVIS!!! The Mig 15 and 17 had some advantages, but bottom line, the Sabre is King of the 50s!!!!! | yeah but you gotta have the best variant and i feel thats the mk 6 | I could agree since I worked on one! 
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10-26-2005, 08:43 PM
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10-27-2005, 02:36 AM
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Originally Posted by lesofprimus F-86 Sabre, and I also agree....... | Me too, the Sabre wins it hands down.
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10-27-2005, 06:14 AM
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(But I like MiG-17 more  )
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10-27-2005, 08:18 AM
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Country: | I like the Mig-17, it looks cool with it's rounded wingtips - I also like it from this view too...
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10-27-2005, 08:33 AM
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10-27-2005, 12:33 PM
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Country: | no brits for the hunter or javelin and heres an interesting link comparing the mk 6 versus f86 f http://www.spaads.org/canadair.htm | |
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10-27-2005, 12:34 PM
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Proven record does it for me pb
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10-27-2005, 01:56 PM
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10-27-2005, 02:02 PM
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