North American F-86 Sabre
The F-86 Sabre (nicknamed the "Sabre jet") was an American fighter plane made by North American Aviation. It first flew in 1947, and was introduced to battle the MiG-15 in the Korean War. Unlike the fighter before it, the F-86 had swept wings to be faster.
F-86 Sabre | |
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A North American F-86 over the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California | |
Role | Fighter aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | North American Aviation |
First flight | 1 October 1947 |
Introduction | 1949, with USAF |
Retired | 1994, Bolivia |
Primary users | United States Air Force Japan Air Self-Defense Force Spanish Air Force Republic of Korea Air Force |
Number built | 9,860 |
Unit cost | US$219,457 (F-86E) |
Developed from | North American FJ-1 Fury |
Variants | CAC Sabre Canadair Sabre North American F-86D Sabre North American FJ-2/-3 Fury |
Developed into | North American FJ-4 Fury North American YF-93 North American F-100 Super Sabre |
North American F-86 Sabre Media
Jackie Cochran in the cockpit of the Canadair Sabre with Chuck Yeager
Sabre at NASM in livery of 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing
USAF North American F-86 Sabre fighters from the 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing Checkertails are readied for combat during the Korean War at Suwon Air Base
Rare Korean War F-86 gun camera footage of a MiG-15 shoot-down over Korea
Pakistani Sabres lined up at Masroor Airbase in 1958
Gun camera film from Sharbat Ali Changezi's F-86F Sabre of the No. 26 Squadron PAF shows the last moments of an Indian Hawker Hunter before being shot down over Lahore District during the last days of the 1965 War.