Canadian Warplanes 6: North American F-86 Sabre

North American F-86 Sabre

(USGOV-PD Photo)

North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre (Serial No. 48-160), 115th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, USAF.

The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States' first swept-wing fighter that could counter the swept-wing Soviet MiG-15 in high-speed dogfights in the skies of the Korean War (1950–1953), fighting some of the earliest jet-to-jet battles in history. Considered one of the best and most important fighter aircraft in that war, the F-86 is also rated highly in comparison with fighters of other eras. Although it was developed in the late 1940s and was outdated by the end of the 1950s, the Sabre proved versatile and adaptable and continued as a front-line fighter in numerous air forces.

Its success led to an extended production run of more than 7,800 aircraft between 1949 and 1956, in the United States, Japan, and Italy. In addition, 738 carrier-modified versions were purchased by the US Navy as FJ-2s and -3s. Variants were built in Canada and Australia. The Canadair Sabre added another 1,815 aircraft and the significantly redesigned CAC Sabre (sometimes known as the Avon Sabre or CAC CA-27), had a production run of 112. The Sabre is by far the most-produced Western jet fighter, with a total production of all variants at 9,860 units.

The fighter-bomber version (F-86H) could carry up to 2,000 lb (907 kg) of bombs, including an external fuel-type tank that could carry napalm. Unguided 2.75-inch (70-millimeter) rockets were used on some fighters on training missions, but 5-inch (127 mm) rockets were later carried on combat operations. The F-86 could also be fitted with a pair of external jettisonable jet fuel tanks (four on the F-86F beginning in 1953) that extended the range of the aircraft. Both the interceptor and fighter-bomber versions carried six 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M3 Browning machine guns with electrically-boosted feed in the nose (later versions of the F-86H carried four 20 mm (0.79 in) cannon instead of machine guns). Firing at a rate of 1,200 rounds per minute, the 0.50-inch guns were harmonized to converge at 1,000 ft (300 m) in front of the aircraft, using armor-piercing (AP) and armor-piercing incendiary (API) rounds, with one armor-piercing incendiary tracer (APIT) for every five AP or API rounds. The API rounds used during the Korean War contained magnesium, which were designed to ignite upon impact, but burned poorly above 35,000 ft (11,000 m) as oxygen levels were insufficient to sustain combustion at that height. Initial planes were fitted with the Mark 18 manual-ranging computing gun sight. The last 24 F-86A-5-Nas and F-86Es were equipped with the A-1CM gunsight-AN/APG-30 radar, which used radar to automatically compute a target's range, which later proved to be advantageous against MiG opponents over Korea. (Wikipedia)

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4818176)

F/L Earnest A. (Ernie) Glover, RCAF (1922-1991) flew North American F-86 Sabre fighters while attached to the USAF during the Korean War. On 23 Jan 1953, while attached to the USAF in Korea, F/L E.A. Glover destroyed three MiG-15’s and damaged two others. He was the leading Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) scorer, and was awarded the Commonwealth Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in 1953. He was also awarded the American DFC.

On 8 Oct 1952, F/L Glover was flying number four position when a two-ship element of MiG-15s was intercepted. The F-86 flight closed, but in the evasive action the MIGs made a hard-right turn which the number one and two men were unable to follow. Flight Lieutenant Glover, being in a more advantageous position, fired, observing immediate hits. The MIGs dived from 40,000 to 15,000 feet and during one violent pull up, the number two MIG went out of control and plunged into the ground. The lead MIG with Flight Lieutenant Glover still firing reached the sanctuary of the Yalu River. By this demonstration of tactical skill Flight Lieutenant Glover destroyed one MiG-15 and inflicted damage on another. He destroyed another MiG-15 on 9 Oct 1952, and a third MiG-15 on 16 Oct 1952.

Ernie Glover entered air combat during the Second World War flying night fighter missions in a Hawker Hurricane. Gaining valuable combat experience in Hurricanes, Ernie soon moved into the more powerful and formidable Hawker Typhoon, flying fighter missions into occupied Europe. On one such mission in 1943 over France, Ernie was blasted by German flak that downed his Typhoon forcing him into the hands of the Germans and a Prisoner Of War.

RCAF pilots in USAF marked Sabres flew over 900 combat missions with 9 confirmed MIG kills. Ernie happened to down 3 of those nine MIGs, the highest score of any RCAF pilot in Korea making him a distinguished combat pilot. Flight Lieutenant Ernest A. Glover, joined the USAF’s 334th Fighter Squadron at Kimpo (Seoul) in June 1952. Up until 26 Aug 1952, he never saw a MiG; from then until the end of September he saw them nearly every day. He was ultimately credited with three MiG-15s destroyed, and two damaged, for which he was awarded both the American and Commonwealth DFC. (aircrewremembered.com/KoreanWarDatabase/Canada)

(DND Photo)

Squadron Leader Andy Mackenzie, DFC, RCAF Second World War fighter ace (8.5 victories); was taken POW when his F-86 was shot down while flying a North American F-86 Sabre while on exchange with the USAF 51 FIW in Korea in 1952.

(USAF Photo)

North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre formation, 115th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, California Air National Guard, ca 1953.

(USAF Photo)

U.S. Air Force North American F-86F-30-NA Sabre (s/n 52-4584) in 1953. This plane was flown by U.S. Marine Corps Major John H. Glenn and dubbed "MiG Mad Marine". Glenn flew this aircraft during his time as an exchange pilot with the 25th Fighter Squadron, 51st Fighter Wing, in Korea in mid 1953. He shot down three MiG-15 aircraft. John Glenn later became an astronaut and U.S. senator.

(Jerry Gunner Photo)

52-4584

(USAF Photo)

U.S. Air Force North American F-86F-30-NA Sabre (52-4446), nicknamed "Terrible Turtle" of the 35th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing, flown by 1st Lt. Perrin W. Gower, in Korea.

(USAF Photo)

North American F-86 Sabre pair.

(NMUSAF Photo)

North American F-86 Sabre cockpit.

(USAF Photo, J.M. Eddins Jr Photo)

North American F-86 Sabre during the Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Arizona, 5 Mar 2016.

The F-86 was the first American aircraft to take advantage of flight research data seized from the German aerodynamicists at the end of the Second World War. These data showed that a thin, swept wing could greatly reduce drag and delay compressibility problems that had bedeviled fighters such as the Lockheed P-38 Lightning when approaching the speed of sound. By 1944, German engineers and designers had established the benefits of swept wings based on experimental designs dating back to 1940. A study of the data showed that a swept wing would solve their speed problem, while a slat on the wing's leading edge that extended at low speeds would enhance low-speed stability.

The XP-86 prototype, which led to the F-86 Sabre, was rolled out on 8 August 1947. The first flight occurred on 1 October 1947 with George Welch at the controls, flying from Muroc Dry Lake (now Edwards AFB), California.The United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command had F-86 Sabres in service from 1949 through 1950. The F-86s were assigned to the 22nd Bomb Wing, the 1st Fighter Wing, and the 1st Fighter Interceptor Wing.[18] The F-86 was the primary U.S. air combat fighter during the Korean War, with significant numbers of the first three production models seeing combat.The F-86 Sabre was also produced under license by Canadair, Ltd, as the Canadair Sabre. The final variant of the Canadian Sabre, the Mark 6, is generally rated as having the highest capabilities of any Sabre version. (Wikipedia)

The F-86A set its first official world speed record of 671 miles per hour (1,080 km/h) on 15 September 1948, at Muroc Dry Lake, flown by Major Richard L. Johnson, USAF. Five years later, on 18 May 1953, Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier, flying a "one-off" Canadian-built F-86 Sabre Mk 3, alongside Chuck Yeager. Col. K. K. Compton won the 1951 Bendix air race in an F-86A with an average speed of 553.76 mph (891.19 km/h).

NAA built a total of 6,297 F-86s and 1,115 FJs, Canadair built 1,815, Australian CAC built 112, Fiat built 221, and Mitsubishi built 300; for a total Sabre/Fury production of 9,860.

(NACA Photo)

Douglas D-558-2 and the North American F-86 Sabre chase aircraft in-flight.

(NMUSAF Photo)

North American TF-86 transonic trainer. Two-seat transonic trainer variant of North American's TF-86 Sabre.

Canada CL-13 Sabre

The F-86 was manufactured by Canadair in Canada as the CL-13 Sabre to replace its de Havilland Vampires, with the following production models:

Sabre Mk 1, one built, prototype F-86A.

Sabre Mk 2, 350 built, F-86E-type, 60 to USAF, three to RAF, 287 to RCAF.

Sabre Mk 3, one built in Canada, test-bed for the Orenda jet engine.

Sabre Mk 4, 438 built, production Mk 3, 10 to RCAF, 428 to RAF as Sabre F-4.

Sabre Mk 5, 370 built, F-86F-type with Orenda engine, 295 to RCAF, 75 to Luftwaffe.

Sabre Mk 6, 655 built, 390 to RCAF, 225 to Luftwaffe, six to Colombia and 34 to South Africa.

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Sabres preserved in the United States

Airworthy

North American F-86A Sabre

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48-0178 – privately owned in Grove, Oklahoma. N48178.
49-1217 – based at the Flying Heritage Collection in Everett, Washington. N4912

North American F-86F Sabre

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51-13417 – based at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania. N51RS.
52-4666 – privately owned in Houston, Texas. N860AG.
52-4731 – privately owned in Grand Prairie, Texas. N86NA.
52-4959 - privately owned in Palmetto Bay, Florida. Painted as 53-1201. N86FR.
52-4986 – based at the Warbird Heritage Foundation in Waukegan, Illinois. N188RL.
52-5012 – based at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California. N186AM.

(ZLEA Photo)
52-5116 – privately owned, Wellington, Florida. "Betty", painted as 51-2910. N286CF.
52-5139 – privately owned in Indianapolis, Indiana. N86F.

Canadair CL-13 Mk. 5 Sabre

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RCAF (Serial No. 23285) – privately owned in Belgrade, Montana. N87FS.

(Michael Barera Photo)
RCAF (Serial No. 23293) – Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas. Museum closed, Sabre moved. Painted as 51-2821. N4869H.
RCAF (Serial No. 23314) – privately owned in Melbourne Beach, Florida. N386BB.
RCAF (Serial No. 23363) – based at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington. N8686F.

Canadair CL-13 Mk. 6 Sabre

(Tomas Del Coro Photo)
RCAF (Serial No. 23671) – privately owned in Houston, Texas. It is painted as 51-2756, "Hell-Er Bust X". N1FT.

(先従隗始 Photo)
RCAF (Serial No. 23682) – based at the Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California. N3842H.
RCAF (Serial No. 23684) – based at the War Eagles Air Museum in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. N106JB.
RCAF (Serial No. 23697) – privately owned in Mojave, California. N38453.
RCAF (Serial No. 23700) – privately owned in Waukesha, Wisconsin. N50CJ.

(CaDo G. Photo)
Luftwaffe (Serial No. D-9541) – based at Lewis Air Legends in San Antonio, Texas. N186PJ. Painted as 61-12959.

On display

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North American F-86A Sabre

(Peter Rimar Photo)
47-0605 – Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas.
47-0615 – Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Formerlyat Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum (former Chanute AFB), Illinois; On loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
47-0637 – 120th Airlift Wing complex, Great Falls ANGB, Great Falls, Montana.
48-0260 – National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC.
48-0281 – Fairchild AFB, Spokane, Washington.
49-1046 – Naval Base Ventura County, at the entrance to the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station in Point Mugu, California.

(ZLEA Photo)
49-1067 - National Museum of the United States AirForce, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio. Painted as 49-1236.
49-1095 – Selfridge Military Air Museum, Selfridge ANGB, Mount Clemens, Michigan.
49-1195 – Elmendorf AFB (North Side), Anchorage, Alaska.

(Skytamer.com Ron Strong Photo)
49-1272 – 144th Fighter Wing complex, Fresno Air National Guard Base, Fresno,California.
49-1301 – Maxwell Air Force Base Air Park, Alabama.  Painted as 51-2760.

Preserved North American F-86D Sabre Dog. Photos are presented on a separate page on this website.

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50-0477 - Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 1954.  National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio. Painted as 52-3863 "Dennis the Menace", in the colours of the 97th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron.
51-5915 – San Carlos Intermediate School, San Carlos, Arizona. Faded markings indicate previous assignment to then-125th Fighter-Interceptor Group of theFlorida Air National Guard.
51-5938 – Army Legion Home, Appleton, Wisconsin.
51-6069 – Berryman War Memorial Park, Bridgeport, Washington.
51-6261 – Chandler City Park, Chandler, Arizona. Painted as 52-10115.
51-8409 – Oklahoma ANGB – 138th FG, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
51-8455 – Twinning Park, Monroe, Wisconsin.
52-3653 – Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum, Pueblo, Colorado. Painted as 51-5976.
52-3669 – McChord Air Museum, McChord Air Force Base, Washington.
52-3679 – 134th Air Refueling Wing complex, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Maryville, Tennessee.
52-3735 – Crete Municipal Airport, Crete, Nebraska.
52-3754 -45th Infantry Division Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  Painted as 52-4043.
52-3770 – Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin ANG Headquarters, Austin, Texas.
52-3784 – Palm View Park, West Covina, California.
52-4243 – Southern Museum of Flight, Birmingham, Alabama.
53-0781 – Wadleigh Park, Vale, Oregon.
53-1061 – Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2567, Jackson, Mississippi.

North American F-86E Sabre

(Mom the Cook & cashnhubby Photo)
49-1273 - Composite of several E and F models, data plate missing, in front of the Utah ANG building, Salt Lake City, Utah.
50-0593 – Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1798, Tulia, TX.
50-0600 – Pima Air & Space Museum, adjacent to Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson,Arizona.
50-0632 – Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 7119, Fort Harrison,Indianapolis, Indiana.

(USAF Photo)

Four U.S. Air Force North American F-86E Sabre fighters of the 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing over Korea on 22 May 1953. The aircraft "FU-649" (s/n 50-649) and "FU-653" (50-653) are F-86E-5-NA models, "FU-793" (51-2793) is a F-86E-10-NA, whereas "FU-882" (52-2882) is a F-86E-6-CAN that was originally built by Canadair (ex-RCAF 19351), but delivered to the USAF. 50-653 is today on display at Hickam Air Force Base (Honululu International Airport), Oahu, Hawaii.

(Author Photo)
50-0653 – Hickam AFB, Honolulu, Hawaii.

(Bill Larkins Photo)
51-13010 – Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada.
51-13028 – Holloman AFB, Alamogordo, New Mexico.

(Alan Wilson Photo)
51-13067 – Planes of Fame, Chino, California.

(Author Photo)

51-2841 - Hawaii Air National Guard (HI ANG), Hickam AFB.

(ZLEA Photo)
52-2844 – Illinois Air National Guard Base, Springfield, Illinois.

North American F-86F Sabre
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51-2769 (false markings, composite of many airframes) – Warhawk Air Museum, Nampa, Idaho.

(JTOcchialini Photo)
51-2826 – Gowen Field Military Heritage Museum, Gowen Field ANGB, Boise, Idaho. Painted as 91050.
51-13082 – Aerospace Museum of California, Sacramento, California.
51-13278 – Arizona ANGB, Tucson, Arizona.

(Cliff Photo)
51-13371 – New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

(David Foltz Photo)

52-3351 -Cheyenne,Wyoming Army National Guard Base, Camp Guernsey.
52-4978 – Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill AFB, Utah.

(Michael Barera Photo)
52-5143 – Air Zoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Painted as 51-2852.
52-5241 – Edwards AFB, Palmdale, California.
52-5323 – Luke AFB, Arizona.
52-5434 – Clay County Courthouse in Brazil, Indiana.
52-5513 – Air Force Armament Museum, Eglin AFB, Florida. Painted as 51-2831.
52-9371 – NAS Fallon, Fallon, Nevada. Painted as 52-9371, real Serial No. unknown.

(Umeyou Photo)
55-3818 – Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix Airport, Phoenix, Arizona.

(Mike Freer Photo)
55-3937 – Western Museum of Flight, Los Angeles, California.
55-5014 – San Diego Air and Space Museum, Gillespie Field Annex, San Diego, California.

(Rob Hodgkins Photo)
55-5035 –  Chico Air Museum, Restored for static displayby Chico Air Museum Volunteers 2016. Painted as 51-2734, "Mama Inez", which was flown in the Korean conflict by Lee Koenig, Chico, California.
57-6416 – Westover Field Amador County Airport, Sutter Creek, California.

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North American RF-86F Sabre

(NMUSAF Photo)
51-13390 – Air Classics Museum of Aviation, Aurora, Illinois.
52-4492 – National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

(Bill Abbot Photo)
52-4758 – Estrella Warbird Museum, Paso Robles, California.

(CrabTree13 Photo)
52-4913 – Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa, California.

North American F-86H Sabre

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52-1976 – Cleveland Park, Greenville, South Carolina.
52-1983 - Vermillion County Airport, Danville, Illinois. Painted as 52-4812.
52-1993 – EAA Air Venture Museum, Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
52-2044 – Front Royal Warren County Airport, Front Royal, Virginia
52-2048 – Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 7472, Ellicott City, Maryland.
52-2054 – Lockheed Plant 42, Palmdale, California.
52-2058 –Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport, Martinsburg, West Virginia, ANG Base on field.  Preserved by West Virginia Air National Guard.
52-2090 – Museum of Flying, Los Angeles, California.

(Math Teacher Photos)
52-5737 – Veterans Memorial Park, Burlington Township, New Jersey.
52-5747 – Tactical Air Command Memorial Park, Langley AFB, Virginia. Painted as 53-1483.

(Alan Wilson Photo)
53-1230 – Castle Air Museum, former Castle AFB, Atwater, California.

(Andre Gerwing Photo)
53-1239 – Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts.Previosly with the Pate Museum of Transportation in Cresson, Texas.
53-1250 – Lakeville Veterans Memorial, Lakeville, Minnesota.
53-1251 – Cannon AFB Memorial Park, Cannon AFB, New Mexico.
53-1253 – Jamestown Regional Airport, North Dakota.
53-1255 – War Memorial Auditorium, Holiday Park (west side), Fort Lauderdale,Florida.
53-1296 – Greater Wilmington Airport/New Castle Air National Guard Base,Delaware.

(USAF Photo)
53-1298 – Churubusco Park, Churubusco, Indiana.
53-1300 – Combat Air Museum at Topeka Regional Airport (Forbes Field) in Topeka, Kansas.

(james St. John Photo)
53-1302 – South Dakota Air and Space Museum, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota.

(Alan Wilson Photo)
53-1304 – March Field Air Museum, March ARB (former March AFB), Riverside,California.
53-1306 – American Legion Post 915, Syracuse, New York. Painted as 53-0915.

(Clemens Vasters Photo)
53-1308 – Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, former Lowry AFB,Denver, Colorado.
53-1328 – Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa, California.

(CShashaty Photo)
53-1337 – American Legion Post 34, Shortsville, New York.
53-1338 – Beaver County Airport, Pennsylvania.
53-1339 – 175th Wing complex, Warfield Air National Guard Base, Baltimore, Maryland.
53-1344 – President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument, Washington, D.C.

(Alan Wilson Photo)
53-1351 – Planes of Fame, Chino, California.
53-1352 – National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio.

(Jonathan Mooney Photo)
53-1353 – Hanscom AFB, Bedford, Massachusetts.
53-1358 – Wisconsin National Guard Memorial Library and Museum, Volk Field, Camp Douglas, Wisconsin.
53-1359 – Legion Community Park, Argyle, Wisconsin.
53-1361 – Middlesboro – Kentucky Airport, Middlesboro, Kentucky.
53-1370 – Goldsboro, North Carolina.
53-1372 – Hettinger, North Dakota.

(ZLEA Photo)
53-1375 – Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum in Ashland, Nebraska.
53-1386 – Memorial Park, McEntire Air National Guard Base, South Carolina.
53-1392 – Walhalla Municipal Airport, Walhalla, North Dakota.
53-1501 – Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas.
53-1503 – McCook Army Air Base, McCook, Nebraska.

(Alan Wilson Photo)
53-1511 – Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB, Georgia.

(Alan Wilson Photo)
53-1515 – Apple Valley Airport, Victorville, California. This Sabre wears the markings of F-86F ‘51-2910 / FU-910’ flown by Capt Joseph McConnell, the top US ace during the Korean War. McConnell lived in Apple Valley while serving at George AFB (now SLCA Victorville) but was killed during a test flight in the fifth production F-86H, at Edwards AFB in August 1954. It is therefore in some way appropriate (although inaccurate) that it is an F-86H which bears his markings and serves as a tribute to him, although the name should be spelt ‘Beauteous’, not ‘Beautious’.

(Mike Freer Photo)
53-1525 – Pima Air & Space Museum, adjacent to Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Arizona.

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Preserved North American F-86L Sabre Dog. Photos are presented on a separate page on this website.

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50-0560 – March Field Air Museum, March ARB (former March AFB), Riverside,California.
51-2968 – Aerospace Museum of California, Sacramento, California.
51-2993 – Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, Alabama.
51-3064 – Air Power Park, Hampton, Virginia.
51-5891 – Georgia ANGB – 165th AG, Savannah, Georgia.
51-6055 – Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill AFB, Utah.
51-6071 – Davis Monthan AFB Warrior Park, Tucson, Arizona.
51-6078 – City of Milton, Milton, West Virginia.
51-6144 – Perrin Air Force Base Museum, Denison, Texas.
52-3651 – Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins AFB, Macon, Georgia.
52-4142 – Air National Guard, Charlotte-Douglas International Airport,Charlotte, North Carolina.
52-4159 – Sullenberger Aviation Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina
52-4168 – 122nd Bomb Squadron – Jackson Barracks Military Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana.
53-0841 – Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
52-4191 – Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
52-4256 – Reflections of Freedom Air Park, McConnell AFB, Wichita, Kansas.
52-10052 – Crane Park in Monroe, New York.
52-10057 – Valdosta, Georgia.
52-10133 – Flag Park, Tyndall AFB, Florida. Painted as 51-0133.
53-0566 – American Legion Post 353, Wild Horse Park, Mustang, Oklahoma.
53-0568 – Veterans Memorial Park, Winnemucca, Nevada.
53-0635 – Air Victory Museum, Lumberton, New Jersey.
53-0642 – California ANGB – 144th Fighter Wing, Fresno, California.
53-0658 – MAPS Air Museum, Green, Ohio.

53-0665 – Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)Post 7714, Imperial, Pennsylvania.
53-0668 – Berry Field ANGB, Nashville, Tennessee.
53-0700 – Ehlert Park, Brookfield, Illinois.
53-0704 – Travis AFB Heritage Center, California.
53-0719 – Wells Municipal Airport, Wells, Minnesota.
53-0750 – Iowa City Municipal Airport, Iowa.
53-0782 – Peterson Air and Space Museum, Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
53-0831 – Nebraska ANGB – 155th ARG, Lincoln, Nebraska.
53-0847 – County War Memorial, Greenup, Kentucky.
53-0894 – Pennsylvania ANGB – 171st ARW, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

53-0806 - Cheyenne,Wyoming Air National Guard Base. C/N 201-250.
53-0965 – Pima Air & Space Museum, adjacent to Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson,Arizona.
53-0997 – Bert Mooney Airport, Butte, Montana.
53-1022 – Fanning Field / Idaho Falls Regional Airport, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
53-1030 – NAS Fort Worth JRB (former Carswell AFB), Fort Worth, Texas
53-1045 – Historic Wendover Airfield, Wendover, Utah.
53-1060 – Yankee Air Museum, Belleville, Michigan.
53-1064 – Memorial Park, McEntire Air National Guard Base, South Carolina.
53-4035 – Linear Air Park / Texas Museum of Military History, Dyess AFB,Abilene, Texas.

Canadair CL-13 Mk. 5 Sabre
RCAF 23147 – Pima Air & Space Museum, adjacent to Davis-Monthan AFB inTucson, Arizona.
RCAF 23226 – Former England AFB, Louisiana.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

(aeroprints Photo)
RCAF 23231 – Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42, Palmdale,California.

Canadair CL-13 Mk. 6 Sabre
RCAF 23226 – Former England AFB, Louisiana.

RCAF 23344 - Fairchild Air Force Base Heritage Air Park, Washington.

Under restoration or in storage

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North American F-86F Sabre

(Gary Todd Photo)
52-4689 – to display by the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F.Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. Formerly displayed at the VintageFlying Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.

Canadair CL-13 Mk. 5 Sabre
RCAF 23300 – in storage by private owner in Carson City, Nevada.

Canadair CL-13 Mk. 6 Sabre
RCAF 23678 – in storage by private owner in Encino, California.

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