View Full Version : RAAF Sabre flys again.
Buster Hyman
17th Jul 2009, 03:11
Shamelessly pinched from Mick.B's thread in Dunnunda, I thought some here might like to have a gander.
Sweet restoration.
"She's lookin' good Vern!"
http://www.aviationmuseum.com.au/news/images/SABRE-160709.jpg
http://www.aviationmuseum.com.au/news/RAAFSabreFlys.cfm (http://www.aviationmuseum.com.au/news/RAAFSabreFlys.cfm)
http://www.aviationmuseum.com.au/news/PhotoGalleryVideoClips.cfm (http://www.aviationmuseum.com.au/news/PhotoGalleryVideoClips.cfm)
L J R
17th Jul 2009, 05:11
Is Higgy still flying it, or is he a bit old nowerdays??? - or maybe Frawls....?
Wiley
17th Jul 2009, 07:27
As those who flew it used to say: "The last of the true sports cars."
Solid Rust Twotter
17th Jul 2009, 10:18
Is that the one from Lanseria, South Africa?
Looking good...:ok:
Dengue_Dude
17th Jul 2009, 11:49
I remember in the 60s, during Confrontation, a flight of 3 RAAF Sabres arrived at Tengah to 'reinforce us'.
It was a Sunday and there had just been a storm. Two Sabres took the crash barrier and the other ended up in a monsoon drain on the side of the runway.
Needless to say just about everybody from Ops to Workshops were called out to get these aircraft off the runway.
They obviously weren't seriously damaged but anything like that happening to such a beautiful aircraft is such a pity.
Lovely to see one flying again.
Bring_back_Buck
17th Jul 2009, 15:09
Thats awesome!
Well done chaps:ok:
Fareastdriver
17th Jul 2009, 19:52
Being pushed along by an R/R Avon probably the best version of the Sabre ever made. Canuks will argue.
JEM60
17th Jul 2009, 21:55
The F.86A at Duxford is the worlds oldest flying jet aircraft. It MAY be going to the US after this season, as they feel they are not getting enough bookings for it. It will be a great loss, have seen many superb displays by Sir Cliff Spink and Mark Linney there and elsewhere, and, of course, also by the incomparable Mark Hanna.
This aircraft was flown by the late great General Robin Olds when in service.
fallmonk
18th Jul 2009, 12:01
The air worlds version of a classic ferrari !
simply a stunning looking aircraft even now it still looks as if it could still defend the skys :ok:
JohnPQ
8th Aug 2009, 19:54
Back in confrontation days, we were flying our Victor B1A in some joint AD exercise. Cruise climbing to well in excess of 50k (bit naughty!), we were intercepted by a pair of Sabres out of Butterworth. They joned on each wingtip and then, to our amazement, climbed away in a series of slow rolls. Super performance....
Runaway Gun
8th Aug 2009, 21:52
Frawls took the photo. Crabbs is flying the Sabre... :ok: