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Thumbnail Filmstrip of RAAF CAC Sabre Mk 31 No.76 Sqn Red Diamonds, RAAF A94-942 1:72 Scale HA4316 Images
Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series HA4316
CAC Sabre Mk 31 Diecast Model
RAAF No.76 Sqn Red Diamonds, #A94-942, RAAF Williamtown, Australia, September 1962
The “Red Diamonds” were an RAAF Aerobatic Team formed in 1962 by members of the 76 Squadron based at Williamtown NSW and flew until 1965. The “Red Diamonds” aircraft were Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) Sabre Mk. 31 but A94-942 was the last Mk. 31 produced and it along with A94-938 was modified with an extra 84 gallon fuel storage in the extending wing leading edge like the USAF F-86F. The aircraft under-wing pylons could also carry a pair of drop tanks or 500 pound bombs or sixteen 5-inch HVARs.