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Stealhead · 10-15-12, 10:46 PM

It was claimed that the F-86 was a very easy aircraft to fly and it was true few people know that a lowly USAF Airman(Air Force private) George Johnson once "borrowed" an F-86 and flew it for a little over an hour until he was guided
in for a landing.

Anyway he did get a courts marshal but did not get kicked out of the USAF bit surprising that they did not send him to flight school as he only had previous experience in a Piper Cub and not much at that.

http://www.airspacemag.com/military-...tml?c=y&page=1

Bit of a side story but interesting surely some UK Royal Air Force members have had similar
misadventures.

10-15-12, 10:46 PM	#3
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	It was claimed that the F-86 was a very easy aircraft to fly and it was true few people know that a lowly USAF Airman(Air Force private) George Johnson once "borrowed" an F-86 and flew it for a little over an hour until he was guided in for a landing. Anyway he did get a courts marshal but did not get kicked out of the USAF bit surprising that they did not send him to flight school as he only had previous experience in a Piper Cub and not much at that. http://www.airspacemag.com/military-...tml?c=y&page=1 Bit of a side story but interesting surely some UK Royal Air Force members have had similar misadventures.