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General Background

The Canadair Sabre was built in two plants in Canada under license from North American Aviation. They were produced in 6 variants, Mk. 1 through 6. The Mk. 1 was a single prototype to check the accuracy of Canadair's manufacturing equipment. 350 Mk. 2's, 1 Mk. 3 to use as a test bed for the Orenda 3 engine, 438 Mk. 4's, 370 Mk. 5's and 655 Mk. 6's were manufactured. Over a dozen countries have operated the Canadair Sabre in one variant or another.

The Aircraft

In 1956 Eric Hartmann became part of the newly formed West German Luftwaffe and soon was appointed the first Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 71 "Richthofen". This new squadron was an all-jet unit equipped with Canadair Sabre CL-13 Mk.6. Hartmann's aircraft was JA-111 and he had it painted the same black tulip scheme used by him on the Eastern Front during WWII. In 1959 Hartmann was promoted to the post of Kommandeur Jagdgeschwader 71 "Richthofen", Ahlhorn, West Germany. During WWII Hartmann flew 825 missions and scored 352 victories.

Specifications :

Dimensions Mk. 5 and Mk. 6
Dimensions
Length:	37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Wingspan:	37 ft 1.5 in (13.32 m)
Height:	14 ft 9 in (4.49 m)
Powerplant:
Mk. 5:
Empty:	10,662 lbs (4,836 kg)
Maximum:	17,581 lbs (7,975 kg)
Mk. 6:
Empty:	10,638 lbs (4,825 kg)
Maximum:	17,560 lbs (7,965 kg)
Performance:
Cruise Speed Mk. 5 and Mk. 6:	552 mph (888 km/h)
Maximum Speed:
Mk. 5:	696 mph (1,120 km/h)
Mk. 6:	698 mph (1,123 km/h)
Range:
Mk. 5:	1,220 miles (1,933 km)
Mk. 6:	1,486 mile (2,391 km)
Ceiling:
Mk. 5:	50,700 ft (15,453 m)
Mk. 6:	54,100 ft (16,490 m)