F-86s & Emergency Carrier Landings

[John C Cheek <johncheek1@juno.com>]

I recall a fellow I worked with in 1956 telling me that he flew a jet
fighter out of an airport south of Seoul somewhere. I though he said he
flew an F-86 and had to make a practice a landing on an aircraft carrier
before being allowed to fly missions into North Korea. The purpose of
course was to make an emergency landing on a carrier (or ditch nearby)
rather than make the longer flight back to his ground base. A retired Air
Force career man told me today that was impossible. What gives? Did the
Air Force fly other fighters in the Korean War or was the aircraft
landing story just bull?

        Stay safe, buddy.
        J. Charles Cheek
        Author of "Stay Safe, Buddy"
        A Novel about Humor & Horror during the Korean War
        www.authorsden.com/jcharlescheek