Two vintage aircraft an F-86 Sabre and F-94 Starfire are being prepped for a final flight July 20, 2010, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, Niagara Falls, NY. Although the aircraft are no longer in flying condition they will be flown aboard a cargo aircraft to their final destination at the Robins Air Force base in Georgia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph McKee)

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Two vintage aircraft an F-86 Sabre and F-94 Starfire are being prepped for a final flight July 20, 2010, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, Niagara Falls, NY. Although the aircraft are no longer in flying condition they will be flown aboard a cargo aircraft to their final destination at the Robins Air Force base in Georgia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph McKee)

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Two vintage aircraft an F-86 Sabre and F-94 Starfire are being prepped for a final flight July 20, 2010, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, Niagara Falls, NY. Although the aircraft are no longer in flying condition they will be flown aboard a cargo aircraft to their final destination at the Robins Air Force base in Georgia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph McKee)

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Off they go...

Published July 21, 2010
By Staff Sgt. Joseph McKee
914th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station -- Two vintage aircraft an F-86 Sabre and F-94 Starfire are being prepped for a final flight. Although the aircraft are no longer in flying condition they will be flown aboard a cargo aircraft to their final destination at the Robins Air Force base in Georgia.
The North American Aviation F-86 Sabre was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. The Sabre is best known for its Korean War role where it was pitted against the Soviet MiG-15. It was by far the most-produced Western jet fighter, with total production of all variants at 9,860 units.
The Lockheed F-94 Starfire was the United States Air Force's first operational jet-powered all-weather interceptor aircraft. The F-94 was also one of the earlier jet fighters charged with protecting American airspace from Soviet bomber and fighter incursions. Many F-94 systems were kept on ready alert throughout the early production life of the aircraft for this very reason. The fact that Soviet forces had recently detonated their own nuclear bomb made the situation that much more perilous

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