I'm reading the .pdf file now. Immediately, when I saw the roundel, I knew it couldn't be from an F-86. They didn't fly until after the red bar was added, in '47. And, they didn't enter service with the Air Force until '49. Unless the story is out of synch with the photos, I'm wondering why they ever considered an F-86. My guess is the photos were inaccurately added to the .pdf too early in the story.
-Irish