Description: With the prototype first flying in 1947, and the Mark VI in 1954, the Mark VI was powered by an Orenda 14 Turbojet of 3300kg, providing a top speed of 1142 kmh at sea level.The first CL13B Sabre was delivered in 1956 and assembled at No 1 Air Depot. A total of 34 CL13B's were supplied to the SAAF.
In Korea, the SAAF No 2 Squadron, the Flying Cheetahs, operated American manufactured F86F Sabres, but all of these were returned to the USAAF by 1953. |