F-86's ...

[Mark Allen M]

Per request (I believe someone around here just may become a driver of one of these things soon, who knows )
Sources: All U.S. Air force photos unless stated otherwise, SDASM archives, NMUSAF museum archives, my own stuff. And if I state nothing below a particular photo it's because I haven't the foggiest idea about what, where, when, who, how, why etc., other than it's an F-86 hopefully.

Part 1


This first F-86 is quite a beautiful scheme IMHO and would be nice to see at an airshow near you. Hint for anyone listening perhaps?


Three good looking DC ANG F-86's


North American F-86D-20-NA Sabre


North American F-86D-26-NA Sabres of the 159th FIS FLA-ANG


North American F-86D-41-N Sabre with F-86D-36 and 41-NA Sabres of the 181st ADS, TEXAS-ANG (NAS Hensley Field, Dallas, TX.).


North American F-86H-5-NH Sabre of the 101st FIS, 102nd TFW, MASS-ANG, Logan International Airport (East Boston)


Interesting photo as it looks to be a mock-up F-86 in the background.


North American F-86E Sabre. (U.S. Air Force photo)


North American F-86A (SN 47-611) rocket test fire (speed record holder). (U.S. Air Force photo)


Col. F.J. Ascani's North American F-86E (SN 51-2721) at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo)


F-86H Sabre in flight c 1950's

[Mark Allen M]

Part 2


Texas ANG F-86's


Calif ANG F-86A-5-NA's


F-86D 52-4000 4th FIS


F-86D 51-8291 85thFIS Scott AFB 1954


F-86D, 52-3081 85th FIS, Scott AFB, 1958


F-86D, 52-3672, 37 FIS, Yuma, AZ 1957


F-86D, 52-4180, 97th FIS, 1954, (Several of these posted photos also should be credited to the Isham Collection via Replica in scale.)

[Mark Allen M]

Part 3


F-86 No info


F-86 No info


F-86D 38664 98th FIS 18 Aug 1955


F-86 No info


North American F-86A Sabres of the 195th FIS CALIF-ANG Van Nuys


RCAF Canadair CF-86 Sabre, beautiful scheme as well.


F-86 No info

[Mark Allen M]

Part 4

Take your pick!


ANG Conference, Ellington AFB, 1960 (can't quite make that out in the upper right, kind of looks like a balloon of some sort?)

[C VEICH]

Great post Mark and that first Sabre is an absolute stunner, IMHO. I would love to see a restored bird in those colors instead of another one with big, yellow stripes!

...(can't quite make that out in the upper right, kind of looks like a balloon of some sort?)

Pretty sure that is a light fixture mounted to the edge of the roof that the photographer is standing on!

[UC61K]

Mark
Great pictures!
In Part 1, there is a picture from Edwards AFB. do you or anyone know if the nose of the plane is WHITE or YELLOW?

Jim C.
Midwest Aeronautique
UC-61K

[Mark Allen M]

Your welcome fellas. Chad my eyes are shot!!! how I could think that was some sort of balloon in the distance as opposed to a light on the side of the building? I should turn in both my pilots and drivers licenses. lol

Jim I would take a guess and say yellow.

BTW if anyone's interested, my photobucket account is now officially 1/2 full (or 1/2 empty) so you can go back and calculate how long I have been posting photo threads and that should be able to tell you how long I'll continue to harass you from here on out.

[K225]

My favorite Sabre shot:

[Cubs]

The second picture, F-86's in flight, and the Ellington picture I'm going to try and get hard copies to post on the wall of my office.

Speaking of the Ellington picture, those are Fury's near the camera, one F-89, B-57's, F-84Fs, and C-97, and C-54's. And maybe a few more.

[Warbirdnerd]

Part 3

Goodall has two entries for this N-number.
F-86Fs 52-5144 and 52-5489. Both at Hanscom AFB, MA.
http://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-dire ... erican.pdf

[Stoney]

North American F-86A Sabres of the 195th FIS CALIF-ANG Van Nuys

Looks like they have fired their guns

[Snake45]

Mark
Great pictures!
In Part 1, there is a picture from Edwards AFB. do you or anyone know if the nose of the plane is WHITE or YELLOW?

Jim C.
Midwest Aeronautique
UC-61K

I vote for "None of the Above."

[Mark Allen M]

Nicely done Snake
Mucho thanks for that one. Chalk another question off the list.

[Snake45]

My google-fu is very strong today.....

[Invader26]

Fred Ascani was my late father-in-law's CO in WW2 815th BS, 483rd BG on B-17's. Ed told me Fred didn't hit it off with the boys as he was a "West Pointer" and stickler for parade stuff!