RAF Museum would be my first choice.

Google is a lazy option, but it depends on how serious you are about your research!

On loan from NMUSAF: I wonder what their take on it would be?

I think I have a reference to this – somewhere!

It was (if memory recalls) a USAFE F-84F (81st FBW I seem to recall, but probably not from 92nd FBS, so that narrows it a bit more).

Trying to track down the reference may be harder, but I know it came from a PRO (as TNA was then) file on RAF ranges: 406th FIW at Manston was applying for a rocket-firing range in the North Sea. That was why I was looking at it – for F-86 research.

I’ll see what I can dig up, but I hope this adds a bit to the story.

Time to make a trip then!

If I recall, the description of the markings came from crews who were at Jever. I have a large amount of RAF Sabre shots so will have a good look.

I just looked through my docs and I see XB948 was ferried 5 MU to 138 (Jever) Wing circa 13Apr54. It was then Geilenkirchen Wing Leader’s aircraft from 29Jul55 until returned to the UK in May56.

Maybe it’s not fictitious after all. I’ll have a look through my Sabre photos.

Ah Bassingbourn – I think that was the Harvard meet? I have some shots too.

Newark circa 1978 too I think: by 1980 the T-33 was gaining Thunderbird colours.

i USED TO CHAT REGULARLY WITH S/L GINGER LACEY AT GRINDALE MOST OF THE PEOPLE HE FLEW AT THE PARACHUTE SCOOL THERE DID NOT KNOW THAT HE WAS A W.W. 2 FIGHTER ACE , HE CHATTED TO ME SOMETIMES ABOUT SMOKING PIPES SOMETIMES ABOUT FLYING BUT A MORE MODEST UNNASUMING MAN YOU COULD NOT WISH TO MEET , WHEN FLYING WAS OVER HE WOULD DRIVE OFF IN HIS LITTLE THREE WHEELER CAR TO HIS WIFE AND HIS COTTAGE AT FLAMBOROUGH PUFFING AWAY ON HIS PIPE , I TREASURE MY MEMORIES OF HIM A GENTLEMAN TO THE LAST .
BRIAN C D (WAKEFIELD)

I think you need to turn your hearing aid down a tad. 🙂