Plant 42 Heritage Airpark – Key Publishing

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By: contrailjj - 17th November 2010 at 15:37

Hi Canuck :cool::cool: thanks for the great info. l don’t mean to sound stupid but what do these mean:

SOS, NAA & what does the tailcode on the T-38 mean, l think it’s in Texas but l can’t decypher it?

Thanks again.

SOS = Struck Off Strength
NAA = North American Aviation
T-38 ‘LB’ = 64th FTW, Reese AFB (just west of Lubbock, Texas)

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By: nitromaniac - 17th November 2010 at 15:27

Hi Canuck :cool::cool: thanks for the great info. l don’t mean to sound stupid but what do these mean:

SOS, NAA & what does the tailcode on the T-38 mean, l think it’s in Texas but l can’t decypher it?

Thanks again.

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By: Canuck - 17th November 2010 at 13:04

Okay, so she appears to be RCAF 23231 – Milberry and the City of Palmdale differ in details of service…

Listed by the California site as a NAA Sabre – but that’s typical.

Built 3 August 1954,

TOS 3 September, Service w/ 413 and 422 Sqn. RCAF

SOS – 1960

Registered N231X 1972

Registered N91FS 1982

Donated to Airpark – 1998

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By: Canuck - 17th November 2010 at 12:51

N91FS is likely a Canadair Sabre Mk. 5 – after SOS RCAF, many Sabres were purchased by Flight Systems for drone conversion and chase plane duties.

I’ll pore through Larry Milberry’s book to find her history, if you like?