and finished!
worst thing was canopy fit.....or lack of!.....camo scheme based on the buff/green one used on SAAF aircraft of the period......kind of re-sparked my interest in what-ifs
in the 1950s South Africa was using the Canadair Sabre as a fighter but it was decided something a little more heavy duty was required for use as a fighter-bomber going forward into the 1960s and later
lacking the funding for the latest aircraft it gratefully took up an offer of a large batch of F84-F from American stock.........it was being withdrawn from active service by the mid 60s and placed into Reserve status
in SAAF service it would soldier on til the end of the 70s along side the Sabres
shown is a 26 Squadron aircraft flying out of Air Force Base Voorgee
worst thing was canopy fit.....or lack of!.....camo scheme based on the buff/green one used on SAAF aircraft of the period......kind of re-sparked my interest in what-ifs
in the 1950s South Africa was using the Canadair Sabre as a fighter but it was decided something a little more heavy duty was required for use as a fighter-bomber going forward into the 1960s and later
lacking the funding for the latest aircraft it gratefully took up an offer of a large batch of F84-F from American stock.........it was being withdrawn from active service by the mid 60s and placed into Reserve status
in SAAF service it would soldier on til the end of the 70s along side the Sabres
shown is a 26 Squadron aircraft flying out of Air Force Base Voorgee
