36th FBS maintenance personnel on the flight line at K-13 (Suwon), Korea, early 1953

photo courtesy of Bob Spruit

Note: It wasn't long after this photo was taken that these men began preparing for the F-86F Sabre to arrive at K-13. According to them, the F-86 was an easier aircraft to maintain than the F-80C, which had been a faithful workhorse for the 8th FBG since the war began.

 

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