F-86's ...

[Mark Allen M]

Time for more 'Sabre dancing' ...


North American F-86's CALIF-ANG


North American F-86A Sabres of the 195th FS, CALIF-ANG (Van Nuys).


Canadair CL-13 Sabre of the RCAF.


North American F-86H-10-NH Sabres of the 195th FIS, CALIF-ANG (Van Nuys).


North American F-86H-10-NH Sabres of the 146th TFW, CALIF-ANG (Van Nuys).


North American F-86F-30-NA Sabre of the 18th FBW.


North American F-86F Sabres flight demonstration team Minute Men.


North American F-86F Sabres flight demonstration team Minute Men.


North American F-86H-1-NA Sabres


Canadair CL-13 Sabres of the RCAF Golden Hawks.


Canadair CL-13 Sabres of the RCAF.


North American F-86's CALIF-ANG


North American F-86A-5-NA Sabres of the 197th FIS, ARIZ-ANG (Phoenix).




Maryland_ANG_Col_Scott_with_F-86H

[Mark Allen M]

Remind me to show some of you boys how to re-size your photos so they ain't so small ...

And to answer a PM ... just a few

[Moonlight]

Mark, if I could add to an already great thread,

Speaking of the Minutemen team...

[4RG.I.'S]

Have always admired the F-86, another plane that looks fast sitting still, just sexy. Thanks for the 2 place pics, like many other warbirds it looks different than the standard but at least it was made that way by the factory...

[zorro9]

F-86Ks Folks:

Good day!

N.A F-86K AF 55-4881 fresh out of the factory. Poss Italy in NMF. c. 1954-55. Photo via AEC.






p.s The same previous sample at Gatow, (RAF) Berlin Museum.

[Chris Brame]

So no guesses/explanations about the mockup Sabre yet?

[Snake45]

So no guesses/explanations about the mockup Sabre yet?

That picture was in the Squadron In Action book in the '70s. Said it was a fiberglass mockup in Europe during some point when we wanted the Russians to think we had more of them than we actually did.

I've also seen photos of Belgian (IIRC) F-84Fs modified with add-on noses and other parts so they looked like sometihng newer and more potent.

[zorro9]

F-86K Folks:

Good day!

N.A F-86K S/n 55-4882, C/n 122 after being rescued fm the FAH boneyard AT SPS Base & a minor facelift. c. 2011. Photo HHR via FMAH.



p.s The above sample was 1 of 5 bought fm brokers in Venezuela c. 1970s. There were still in the original FIAT spare crates when the deal was done.

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[John Dupre]

The New Hampshire Air Guard F86L is probably taken at Grenier Field in Manchester, NH. The ANG operated the F86L from 1958 to about 1961 or 62 when they transistioned to transports eventually moving to Pease AFB in Portsmouth, NH.

[quemerford]

F-86Ks Folks:

Good day!

N.A F-86K AF 55-4881 fresh out of the factory. Poss Italy in NMF. c. 1954-55. Photo via AEC.

Not quite: photo taken on arrival at Dornier RW in Germany circa 21 November 1957 by Peter Sickinger. It's a Luftwaffe machine but was stored with Dornier until moved to Karlsruhe Luftwaffengruppe Sud in January 1962. It was later displayed at Leipheim and Uetersen.

[zorro9]

Q:

Good day fm this side of the pond!

Tks for info & data. Is Mr. Peter S. still around? Do you or him has some pics of the outside storage area at Dornier F-86Ks c. 1957?? Tks in advance.

[ZRX61]

Scored an original F86-E maintenance manual a couple of weeks back

[quemerford]

Q:

Good day fm this side of the pond!

Tks for info & data. Is Mr. Peter S. still around? Do you or him has some pics of the outside storage area at Dornier F-86Ks c. 1957?? Tks in advance.

I have to admit I haven't spoken to Peter in a couple of years and he was looking at scaling-back a lot of his projects (Luftwaffe Canberras/US Army in Europe etc). I'll have to give him a bell.

Through Peter, I have a few similar DRW F-86K 'arrival' photos, but none of the storage area.

[zorro9]

Q:

Good day!

Tks for the info/data & the poss contact with Pete. When you get a chance plz post some of your bare metal F-86K Luftwaffe shots. Tks in advance.

[quemerford]

Q:

Good day!

Tks for the info/data & the poss contact with Pete. When you get a chance plz post some of your bare metal F-86K Luftwaffe shots. Tks in advance.

These are all I have scanned at the moment: