Tag: North American F-86 Sabre

Fuselage of Record-Setting JF-86F Sabre Arrives at Estrella Warbirds Museum

The Estrella Warbirds Museum receives the fuselage of a record-setting F-86F Sabre to be restored…

Europeโ€™s Only Flying F-86 Sabre Joins The Flying Bulls Collection

The Flying Bulls have added Europeโ€™s only flying Canadair CL-13B Sabre Mk.6 to their collection,…

Boneyard Files: North American F-86 Sabre – The Silver Shadow of the Sonoran Desert

The North American F-86 Sabre, Americaโ€™s first swept-wing jet fighter, proved decisive in Korea before…

Today in Aviation History: August 14 โ€” Australia Flies Beyond the Sound Barrier

On August 14, 1953, Flight Lt. William H. Scott flew the CAC CA-26 Sabre past…

Today in Aviation History: First Flight Past the Sound Barrier in Canada

On August 9, 1950, Alexander John โ€œAlโ€ Lilly became the first Canadian to break the…

Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Production North American P-86A-1-NA

On May 20, 1948, the first production North American P-86A took flightโ€”marking the beginning of…

Makeover For Hanscom’s Gate Guardian F-86 Sabre

Hanscom Air Force Base's Gate Guardian F-86 Receives a New Coat of Paint

Fargo Air Museum Hopes to Save F-86H

By Noah Stegman Rechtin In January 2024, the Fargo Air Museum (FAM) was awarded an…

RT Dickson Honors 4th Fighter Wing Sabre Pilot

By Stephen Chapis Todayโ€™s 4th Fighter Wing (FW) is one of two U.S. Air Force…

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…