File:F-86Hs mobilized during Berlin crisis 1961.jpg

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Description U.S. Air Force North American F-86H Sabre fighters of the 138th Tactical Fighter Squadron and the 101st TFS, Massachusetts Air National Guard, on the flightline at RAF Prestwick, Scotland (UK), after flying the North Atlantic from the U.S. as part of "Operation Stair Step", October 1961. After refueling, they continued to their new base in France. The three nearest aircraft are F-86H-10 (s/n 53-1290), F-86H-5 (s/n 52-2122) and F-86H-1 (s/n 52-2075). "Operation Stair Step" was initiated by the U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1961 in response to Soviet threats to West-Berlin (Germany). 18 Air National Guard tactical fighter squadrons were mobilized (among others). "Operation Stair Step" was the deployment of eight ANG fighter squadrons with 216 aircraft to Europe in November 1961.
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Source National Museum of the U.S. Air Force photo 120123-F-XN622-001
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20:05, 8 April 2010Thumbnail for version as of 20:05, 8 April 20101,800 × 1,037 (172 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=U.S. Air Force North American F-86H ''Sabre'' (s/n 53-1298) fighters on the flightline during "Operation Stair Step". The three nearest aircraft are F-86H-10 (s/n 53-1290), F-86H-5 (s/n 52-2122) and F-86H-

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