[SEL] OT: F86Sabre

[Listerdiesel]

On 12/21/05, FRM8198 at aol.com <FRM8198 at aol.com> wrote:
> Rob,
> In the late '50s, I worked for North American Aviation at  Fresno.  Our main
> effort was modifying F-86Ds into F-86Ls.  We  also did some work on F-86Ks.
> The K models were the hot rod of the F-86  series.
> Bob Hoover really could put these planes through maneuvers that  many pilots
> thought impossible.  I watch him clover leaf one at an air  show.
>
> Francis  Maciel
> Santa Maria, CA
>

Bob Hoover figures a lot in the Yeager autobiography, it's a very good
book and well worth reading.

Peter
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