F-86 Panels and Parts Restoration

[Fouga23]

Great to see new updates!

[quemerford]

I looked up both your birds, and in case you don't have it, their histories are below (I don't have full records for 52-2017). Looks like it didn't go to Europe, but your H-5 did. I think I may have photos showing this phase. Will look up later.

F-86H-1 52-2017
c/n 187-43
Delivered to 312th FBW
131st FIS MA ANG
to Davis Monthan
to New Mexico Institute of Mining Technology, Socorro NM

F-86H-5 53-1512
c/n 203-284
Delivered 15th March 1956
To 3595th CCTW Nellis AFB 15th March 1956
To Southern California Aviation, Ontario CA 14th January 1957 for overhaul
To 101st FIS MA ANG 6th December 1958
102nd Consolidated Logistics Maint Sqn Logan 1st June 1958 (paperwork exercise - aircraft 'pooled' at this time)
Officially back to 101st TFS MA ANG 1st April 1959 (paperwork exercise)
Middletown Air Materiel Area for maintenance 17th July 1959
To 101st TFS MA ANG 27th July 1959
801st Composite Gp Lockbourne 24th April 1960 (transient work - usually due to going u/s on a x-country)
To 101st TFS MA ANG 3rd May 1960
To Europe (Operation Stair Step)
(102nd TFW Phalsbourg detachment 1st November 1961-31st July 1962)
Back to USA with 102nd July 1962
To 102nd TFGp Logan 1st January 1963
To 156th FGp San Juan (198th FIS PR ANG) 3rd October 1963
To Davis Monthan
To New Mexico Institute of Mining Technology, Socorro NM

[quemerford]

Hope these work. A couple of photos:

[cadet77]

quemerford,

Thanks for the info on the airframes. After doing more research on the F-86H-1, it may actually have been misidentified by various sources as 52-2017. I have found no panels with the #17 on them. The nose gear has 79 on the door which is the marking for airframe 52-2079. There are still a few more panels to pull and check. The search continues.

cadet77

[Nathan]

Im pretty sure I have parts off from your H

[Andrew Semon]

Great updates..I like your preservation vs restoration approach...keep up the great work.

[cadet77]

Another black box in the communication bay.

empty:


installed:


cadet77

[quemerford]

Love that San Antonio AMA decal! Touches like that just never get seen.

[Andrew Semon]

Nice to see some of the vintage com equipment. Great time capsule

[Scott Rose]

Thank you for this thread, it's topics like this that make it worthwhile to run this site.

[cadet77]

Before photo of missing cockpit altimeter.



A few photos of the addition.







cadet77

[cadet77]

Closer details of forward left panels in cockpits:

Left Forward Switch Panel (F-86H-1, switches in place, missing placard panel)



Left Forward Switch Panel (F-86H-5 and Subsequent)



cadet77

[cadet77]

Right Hand Console (F-86H-1)

Forward Right Side



Right Side












cadet77

Last edited by cadet77 on Sat Feb 22, 2020 9:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[Fouga23]

Thanks for updating this thread!

[Scott Rose]

Thanks for updating this thread!

DITTO!