nastle
June 3, 2019 at 4:07 am

F86D sabre dog

I know it was a pure interceptor but can the F86D theoretically carry A2G ordnance like rockets and bombs on the under wing pylons normally reserved for fuel tanks ?
if so how much will the range be of such a beast

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By: J Boyle - 3rd June 2019 at 06:12

Not in USAF service.
They did not have provisions for bombs or wing mounted rockets.
I would doubt if Air Defence Command pilots were current in air to ground delivery…though I would guess they would if had some basic training in fighter school.

I can’t vouch for the Italians and their F-86Ks or the Thais and their Ls….they may have had local mods.

You are right, I suppose one could hang bombs from them in a pinch. If course without bombsights…