Sabre Rattling
by Alex Esguerra
Title
Sabre Rattling
Artist
Alex Esguerra
Medium
Photograph - Color
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Although some sources cite that a major factor in the US besting it's foes over MIG Alley had much to do with experience of their pilots (many of them were veterans of WW2), there is no doubting that the capabilities of the F-86 Sabre was also a deciding factor. With it's General Electric J47 engine, swept wing, and an all-flying tail, it was a fighter that was a vast improvement over it's predecessor, the P-80 Shooting Star. It's chief adversary, the dreaded MIG-15, suddenly found itself with a serious fight on its hand. Coupled with the combat experience of its pilots, Sabres were able to more than hold their own, With some sources claiming a kill:loss ratio of 10 enemy planes downed for every one Sabre lost.
Flown by the Bremont Horsemen, this pair of F-86s are swooping down from the heaven during an air show at Mather Airport in Sacramento, very much like those over Korea would've back during the war. While some experts continue to debate the actual kill:loss ratio of this North American fighter, there is no doubt that their presence anywhere over MIG Alley would instantly command respect of their foes. Like a calvery officer that might rattle his saber to give his enemy a moment to consider his odds, so was the sight of a Sabre anywhere in the skies.
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October 9th, 2013
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