Warbirds News
Makeover For Hanscom’s Gate Guardian F-86 Sabre
Hanscom Air Force Base’s Gate Guardian F-86 Receives a New Coat of Paint […]
North American F-86 Sabre
![Sabre 53-1253 after being removed from the pole at Jamestown. [Photo via Maxwell Sabin]](https://vintageaviationnews.com/wp-content/uploads/Fargo-Air-Museum-Hopes-to-Save-F-86H_2-326x245.jpg "Fargo Air Museum Hopes to Save F-86H 2")
Aviation Museum News
Fargo Air Museum Hopes to Save F-86H
By Noah Stegman Rechtin In January 2024, the Fargo Air Museum (FAM) was awarded an indefinite loan of North American F-86H Sabre 53-1253 from the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The collections […]
Warbirds News
RT Dickson Honors 4th Fighter Wing Sabre Pilot
By Stephen Chapis Today’s 4th Fighter Wing (FW) is one of two U.S. Air Force units that traces its history back to a foreign country. Making their combat debut on February 5, 1941, nearly a […]
Warbirds News
Fighter Rebuilders to Restore ‘Skyblazers’ F-86 Sabre
Steve Hinton’s Fighter Rebuilders aircraft restoration workshop is set to restore North American F-86F Sabre 52-4959. This Sabre has dazzled air show crowds for many years adorned in the iconic livery of the Skyblazers aerial demonstration […]
Warbird Restorations
F-86A Sabre Restoration at March Field Air Museum
by Adam Estes A rare North American F-86A Sabre, albeit one with a somewhat existential identity, is among several restoration projects presently underway at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California. The aircraft has only […]
Warbirds News
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of The North American Aviation XP-86
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 1, 1947, after three years of development in which 801,386 engineering hours and 340,594 drafting hours had been expended, the first prototype North American […]
Aviation Museum News
Planes of Fame Hangar Talk – Featuring F-86F Sabre Flying Demo
On Saturday, January 8, 2022, Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California is once again combining a Hangar Talk session with a Flying Demo, this time to create a special event featuring the organization’s North […]
Warbird Restorations
Classic Fighters of America: F-86F Performs First Engine Run
On Monday, May 3rd, Doug Matthews’ North American F-86F-30 Sabre (52-5116) performed its first engine test at the Classic Fighters of America facility in Titusville, Florida. We have been following this restoration project for some time […]
Warbird Restorations
F-86F Sabre Rollout – First Engine Runs Imminent
On Wednesday, February 19th, Doug Matthews’ Classic Fighters of America rolled out their freshly-restored North American F-86F-30 Sabre (52-5116) into the Florida sunshine for the first time following its arduous, decade-long restoration effort. We have been […]
Warbird Restorations
Sabre Reborn – Classic Fighters of America F-86F – Restoration Update
Back in July, we reported on progress with the restoration of North American F-86F Sabre 52-5112 at Classic Fighters of America in Titusville, Florida. A lot has happened in the interim, and we thought our […]