Every conflict has its quintessential fighter: in World War II it was the P-51 Mustang. The F-4 Phantom symbolizes the Vietnam conflict and in Desert Storm it was the F-15 Eagle, arguably…. Well, there’s no argument about the iconic fighter of the mid-50’s Korean War—it’s unquestionably the North American F-86 Sabre.
On this episode, retired U.S. Air National Guard ( https://www.goang.com/ ) Lieutenant Colonel Jim “Skinny” McLennan, who piloted many aircraft over a 30-year career from the F-84 to the F-100 and later the A-10, joins us to discuss his favorite: the F-86. Skinny expertly covers our usual ‘aircraft series’ topics while Mr. Paul Wood, last week’s intermission guest and founder of the Warbird Heritage Foundation ( http://www.warbirdheritagefoundation.org/ ) , returns as guest co-host to help us better understand the Sabre.
Listener questions addressed include fighters escorting rescue helicopters, the 2008 PBS Carrier series ( https://www.pbs.org/weta/carrier/full_episodes.htm ) , the apparent demise of toy fighter planes for kids, the various titles for Naval Flight Officers, and more. Read of the F-100 that inadvertently shot down a B-52 in 1961 here ( http://www.angelfire.com/dc/jinxx1/images/Shootdown.html ).
Episode artwork by Janek Krause / music by Jaime Lopez / announcements by Clint Bell ( https://www.clintbellproductions.com/ ). This episode was produced by our friends at The Muscle Car Place Podcast Network ( http://www.themusclecarplace.com/tmcpnetwork ).
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