Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series Die-cast Model

Canadair Sabre Mk.6 (F-86F-40) – JA 344, JG 71 "Richthofen", Luftwaffe (German Air Force), Germany, 1961

1:72 Scale.  Length: 6.25".  Wingspan: 6.2”


Limited production of approximately 600 models worldwide

As West Germany's first operative jet fighter unit, JG 71 was formed in June 1959 and equipped with 50 Canadair Sabre Mk.6s. Canadair Sabre Mk. 6 JG+344 MSN 1757 from JG 71, 2 Staffel was lost on a training flight. On August 7th, 1963 JG+344 piloted by Feldwebel Eckhard Wendt was lost when it crashed on a target range at Aurich-Brockzetel. The pilot as well as 5 people on the ground were killed. In 1963 the unit moved to Wittmundhafen Air Base and re-equipped with the F-104, an aircraft Erich Hartmann disliked.

The F-86 Sabre was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. First flown in 1947, the F-86 entered service with the US Air Force in 1949. The Sabre is best known for its role in the Korean War, where it was pitted against the Soviet built MiG-15. In addition to its use in Korea, the F-86 Sabre also served in various stateside and overseas roles throughout the early part of the Cold War. It was by far the most-produced Western jet fighter with a total production, of all variants, of 9,860.


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