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Saw
them [F-80's] several times - they looked like they were on rails as they came
in on their runs. Sweet!
Inspire 28
P.S.
Were they still P-80's then? [early 51]
I
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Joe,
Given the predelictions of many
ground troops about aircraft and the fact that we do know that the Yak-17UTI
was present in theater -- with one semi-confirmed shootdown by a F3D-2 -- I
wonder if these were Chinese pilots or Soviet observers in those aircraft? A
Yak-17 has the underwing tip tanks similar to an F-80 and could be mistaken by
those not real familiar with the '80 at a distance.
That would make
more sense to me -- as well as the non-firing passes as well.
(Remember that it was only about eight years ago the mystery bomber
from September 1950 was revealed to be an A-20G and not the other guesses
people had made.)
Cookie Sewell
AMPS
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