Surviving F-86 Sabres |
Sabres Worldwide-USA Part I
|
United States of America
Alabama
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
49-1301 | F-86A | Maxwell AFB, as '12760/The Chris Craft', ex-Syracuse North, NY |
F-86A 49-1301 '12760' at Maxwell AFB
51-2993 | F-86D | Mobile, USS Alabama Memorial Park, ex-Birmingham, AL noted Oct00. Aircraft in hangar during Hurricane Katrina 29Aug05, but still damage to radome and fuselage. |
52-4243 | F-86L | Birmingham, Southern Museum of Flight, ex-Banks Middle School in Birmingham, donated .61, on roof |
F-86L 52-4243 atop Banks Middle School in Dec06 before
rescue by Southern Museum of Flight.(Spencer Harris)
53-566 | F-86L | Montgomery, George Washington Carver High School, all white colour scheme, ex-Montgomery Airport, donated 04Sep62 - gone in '70s? |
53-806 | F-86D | Maxwell AFB Air University gate guard, ex-Montgomery Airport |
53-847 | F-86L | Ozark, Blackwell Field Municipal Airport, preserved on Route 231 outside Wallace Community College Aviation campus, ex- Montgomery, Federal Drive/Madison Ave. as 'AL', donated 05Feb62 |
F-86L 53-847 at Ozark, AL (John Kerr)
53-973 | F-86L | Montgomery, Highway 80 |
55-5035 | F-86F | Birmingham, Southern Museum of Flight as '12910/Beautious Butch', tail of 55-5014, ex-China Lake NAS |
F-86F 55-5035 at Southern Museum of Flight (Ron Strong)
136032? | FJ-3 | Evergreen, Middleton Airport, is this a 'new' discovery? Bu No. 136032 was struck off at Memphis (as a DF-1D) on 04Apr64, so the number worn on this aircraft may be correct. |
FJ-3 (apparently Bu No. 136032) at Middleton Airport.
139486 | FJ-4 | Mobile, City Park, noted Sep97 as 'NM-8', ex-Pensacola NAS, FL |
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
49-1195 | F-86A | Kulis ANG Base, Alaska ANG Museum, as '12807', ex-Chino, CA noted Aug99 |
Arizona
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
51-5915 | F-86D | San Carlos, on pole, ex-Globe, AZ |
F-86D 51-5915 at San Carlos in Feb 06 with Ed Cherry
below (Ed Cherry)
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
51-6071 | F-86D | Davis Monthan, on pole, 355th FW area, ex-N86RJ and N3280U |
51-6071 still on its pole at Davis Monthan (John Oshant)
51-6087 | F-86L | Tucson, ARM (previously known as DMI/Dross Metals), ex-Socorro, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, marked as '57' |
51-6112 | F-86L | Tucson, ARM (previously known as DMI/Dross Metals), ex-Socorro, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, marked as '53' |
51-6261 | F-86D | Chandler City Park, as '210115', donated 05Oct60, noted .02 |
F-86D 51-6261 at Chandler, AZ (Ron Strong Dec 07)
53-742 | F-86L | Cochise Airport by .72, wings chopped |
53-763 | F-86D | Phoenix, Goodyear Field |
53-965 | F-86L | Tucson, Pima County Air Museum |
53-1049 | F-86L | Tucson, ARM (previously known as DMI/Dross Metals), ex-Socorro, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, marked as '55' |
F-86L 53-1049 in the ARM yard at Tucson (Joe Steimann via
Mark Nankivil)
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
53-4036 | F-86L | Tucson, ARM (previously known as DMI/Dross Metals), ex-Socorro, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, marked as '52' |
? | F-86L | Tucson, Bob's Airpark, forward fuselage, noted .94, either 53-807 or 809 |
? | F-86D/L | Valle, Planes of Fame. Cockpit only, modified with sliding canopy to represent F-86F 'The Huff'. |
F-86D/L cockpit at Valle, AZ (Martijn Rozeboom)
F-86L fuselage, noted at ARM, Tucson in 2010
50-600 | F-86E | Tucson, Pima County Air Museum, arrived .04, ex-Scottsdale |
F-86E 50-600 at Pima (PCAM)
51-13278 | F-86F | Tucson International Airport, displayed by Jun02, ex-China Lake NAS |
52-5323 | F-86F | Luke AFB collection |
52-5323 masquerading at Luke AFB as '52-4530'. (Scott
Van Aken/Fly by Nite Productions 23 Mar 91)
55-3818 | F-86F | Phoenix Skyharbor, Arizona ANG collection, on pole |
55-3818 at Phoenix (Gerald McMasters)
55-5026 | F-86F | Davis Monthan AFB, in storage for USAF Museum, arrived 2006 (ex-China Lake, Inyokern and RoCAF) |
55-5026, with the tail of 55-5032 at rear, Davis
Monthan AFB, April 2006 (Phil Kovaric)
55-5032 | F-86F | Davis Monthan AFB, in storage for USAF Museum, arrived April 2006 (ex-China Lake and RoCAF), tail only |
52-2095 | F-86H | Ajo, American Legion Post |
53-1525 | F-86H | Tucson, Pima County Air Museum |
F-86H 53-1525 at Pima County Air Museum
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
53-1*** | F-86H | Tucson, ARM (previously known as DMI/Dross Metals), marked as '58' |
unidentified
F-86H at DMI, Tucson (Joe Steimann via Mark Nankivil)
* | F-86H | Tucson, Pima County Air Museum, stored, fwd fuselage only |
unidentified
F-86H at Pima, 2010
23147 | CL-13 Mk 5 | Tucson, Pima County Air Museum, under restoration 2010 |
Previously stored, QF-86E (Sabre 5) 23147 is now
under restoration at Pima (James Stemm, August 2010)
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
Bu 139531 | FJ-4B | Tucson, Pima County Air Museum |
FJ-4B Bu139531 at Pima County Air Museum
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
? | F-86L | Scottsdale, airport, stored in dismantled state, noted circa .87 |
Unidentified F-86L at Scottsdale circa .87
'twelve F-86s' were reported at
a scrapyard, Dross Metals (now known as ARM) in Tucson during March 1998
- four are identified above, one has departed to St Louis, MO and two unidentified
Sabres (an F-86L and an F-86H) have been noted,
plus two further F-86Hs elsewhere around Davis Monthan. It is assumed that
the 'missing' aircraft have departed.
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
53-1047 | F-86D | Wilson |
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
49-1217 | F-86A | Grand Canyon Valley airport by .95 (ex-Chino) Planes of Fame Museum, as '91318' - supposedly sold in UK .00 |
49-1248 | F-86A | San Bernardino |
49-1272 | F-86A | Fresno ANG collection, on pole as 'Ole Leroy' in 194th FIS colours |
51-2849 | F-86E | Reported as 'Van Nuys Airport' (Baugher/Gustin) |
51-13037 | F-86E | Norton AFB |
51-13082 | F-86E | McClellan AFB collection, ex-Gaviota, Vista del Mar School |
F-86E 51-13082 at McClellan, masquerading as '49-1046'
(Bill Kistler)
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
50-560 | F-86L | March AFB Museum, noted Jan99 |
One of the World's oldest F-86D/Ls: 50-560 at March
AFB
51-2950 | F-86D | Dixon |
51-2953 | F-86L | China Lake NAS ranges |
51-2958 | F-86L | China Lake NAS ranges |
Visible in this aerial shot at China Lake are ten
F-86L fuselages (and an F-84F).
51-2968 | F-86L | McClellan AFB collection, ex-Mercedes, TX |
51-2968 at McClellan (Bill Kistler)
51-2998 | F-86D | Blythe |
51-3012 | F-86D | Auburn |
51-6056 | F-86D | Beale AFB collection |
51-6115 | F-86L | China Lake NAS ranges |
51-8415 | F-86D | Paso Robles/Shandon |
52-10170 | F-86D | Montclair |
52-10172 | F-86L | China Lake NAS ranges |
52-3784 | F-86D | West Covina City, Palm View Park donated 13Apr61, noted Jun02 as '6303' |
F-86D 52-3784, covered in concrete (Frank Leskowitz)
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
52-4143 | F-86L | China Lake NAS ranges |
52-4159 | F-86D | Morro Bay |
52-4251 | F-86L | China Lake NAS ranges |
52-4278 | F-86L | China Lake NAS ranges |
52-10079 | F-86L | San Martin, Robert D Scott collection, N59303, stored? - tail noted on Highway 101 near San Martin Ave, 2008. |
Tail of F-86L 52-10079 on Highway 101 near San Martin
Ave, 2008.
53-563 | F-86D | Alhambra |
53-642 | F-86D | Fresno ANG collection, on pole |
53-642 during restoration, Fresno 2000 (Bill Emory)
53-703 | F-86D | Lompoc/Arroyo Grande, gone? |
53-704 | F-86L | Travis AFB Museum |
F-86L 53-704 at Travis AFB (MAP)
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
53-801 | F-86L | China Lake NAS ranges |
53-896 | F-86L | China Lake NAS ranges |
53-903 | F-86D | Chico |
53-914 | F-86D | Rialto |
53-933 | F-86L | China Lake NAS ranges |
53-947 | F-86L | China Lake NAS ranges |
53-977 | F-86L | China Lake NAS ranges |
53-994 | F-86L | Rosamond, Saturn Aviation (formerly stated as National Metals and El Dorado Aircraft Supplies, but actually neither), fuselage only, noted 25Jul96 as 'scrap', Oct02, Oct05 ex-Reno, Stead Airport, Nevada Air Historical Society and Sierra Army Depot |
F-86L 53-994 at Rosamond, 07Jun05 (Martijn Rozeboom)
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
53-1020 | F-86L | China Lake NAS ranges |
53-3682 | F-86D | Mill Valley/Santa Cruz |
53-4050 | F-86L | China Lake NAS ranges |
??? | F-86E | Chino, noted 2008 (possibly Canadair Sabre 2). |
Unidentified F-86E noted at Chino in 2008.
52-4608 | JF-86F | San Martin, Robert D Scott collection, N57963, stored |
52-4913 | RF-86F | Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa Airport - ex-China Lake spares aircraft, arrived .97, composite with tail of QF-86F, ex-JASDF 62-6428 |
RF-86F 52-4913 at Pacific Coast Air Museum
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
52-5241 | F-86F | Edwards AFB, AFFTC Museum by Oct98, previously in storage compound near North Gate by 19Oct96, ex-Flight Test History Museum, ex-Sacramento, CA |
F-86F 52-5241 at Edwards with F-16 companion, Sep06
(Ron Strong)
52-5459 | F-86F | Redding |
53-1160 | F-86F | Rio Linda |
55-3822 | QF-86F | China Lake NAS ranges, ex-PMTC and JASDF |
55-3864 | QF-86F | China Lake NAS ranges, ex-PMTC and JASDF |
55-3874 | QF-86F | China Lake NAS, stored .98, ex-JASDF |
55-3895 | QF-86F | China Lake NAS ranges, ex-PMTC and JASDF |
55-3906 | QF-86F | China Lake NAS ranges, ex-PMTC and JASDF |
55-3916 | QF-86F | China Lake, US Naval Museum of Armament and Technology, ex-JASDF 62-7479. |
QF-86F 55-3916 shortly after unveiling at the new
China Lake Museum, February 2007 (Andy Marden)
55-3937 | F-86F | Torrance Muncipal Airport, arr late.06? (ex-Hawthorne Airport), Western Museum of Flight, arr. WMoF 21Nov97, ex-China Lake and JASDF 62-7497, restored as '24401/Suitcase's Appleknocker' |
F-86F 55-3937 at Torrance Airport, now fully restored
(Ron Strong)
55-5014 | F-86F | El Cajon, San Diego Aerospace Museum annex, noted 03Sep00, ex-China Lake NAS, stored Oct96, ex-RoCAF as '112958' by Oct02 (note: rear fuselage of '014 is at Birmingham, AL) |
55-5016 | F-86F | China Lake NAS, stored date? |
55-5019 | F-86F | Inyokern, Budd McGhee Air Park, noted Mar99, ex-China Lake NAS, stored Oct96, 98 |
55-5021 | F-86F | China Lake NAS, stored Oct96, 98 |
55-5023 | F-86F | China Lake NAS, stored Oct96, 98 |
55-5032 | F-86F | China Lake NAS, stored Oct96, 98 - tail to Davis Monthan AFB, AZ Apr 06 |
55-5034 | F-86F | China Lake NAS, stored Oct96, 98 |
55-5047 | F-86F | China Lake NAS, stored Oct96, noted .02 |
55-5053 | QF-86F | China Lake NAS ranges, ex-PMTC and JASDF |
56-2840 | QF-86F | China Lake NAS ranges, ex-PMTC and JASDF |
56-2855 | F-86F | China Lake NAS, stored Oct96 |
56-2875 | QF-86F | China Lake NAS ranges, ex-PMTC and JASDF |
57-6416 | F-86F | China Lake NAS, stored Oct96 |
??? | RF-86F | Paso Robles, noted Jun98. This aircraft has the tail of F-86F 55-5019, other parts of F-86F 55-5082 and the forward fuselage of an RF-86F (thought to be 52-4758 [ex-JASDF 52-6401] or 52-5439 [ex-JASDF 62-6416]). Ex-China Lake. |
Composite RF-86F '55-5019' at Paso Robles (Martijn
Rozeboom)
??? | F-86F | Jackson, Amador County Airport - presumably ex-China Lake. |
52-2054 | F-86H | Palmdale, Plant 42, on pole, noted Oct00 |
52-2074 | F-86H | Stored Chino (fwd fuselage only) by .02, ex-Riverside/Fla Bob |
52-2090 | QF-86H | Oakland, Western Aerospace Museum by .01 ex-China Lake |
52-2102 | F-86H | Novato |
53-1230 | F-86H | Castle AFB Museum, as 'Bernie's Bo' |
F-86H 53-1230 at Castle AFB
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
53-1238 | F-86H | Long Beach Airport |
53-1304 | F-86H | March Field Museum, Riverside |
F-86H 53-1304 at March AFB
53-1328 | F-86H | Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa Airport by .98, ex-China Lake NAS, first noted Mar91. (another '53-1328' lives at Hanscom AFB, MA. It is likely that Hanscom's s/n is not correct) |
F-86H 53-1328 at PCAM (Greg Thomas)
53-1351 | QF-86H | Chino, Planes of Fame Museum, composite with 52-2074 |
QF-86H 53-1351 at Chino (Mike Henniger)
53-1380 | F-86H | Rialto |
53-1383 | QF-86H | Chino, Planes of Fame Museum by Dec96 - nose only? ('Nov86' - Baugher/Gustin) |
53-1396 | F-86H | Oakland, Western Air Museum by Mar2000, ex- China Lake NAS, ex-Helena Schools Board, MT and N9047 |
F-86H 53-1396 at Oakland (Martijn Rozeboom)
53-1399 | F-86H | Truckee, on pole, very bad condition |
53-1515 | F-86H | Apple Valley Airport by Jul98, ex-George AFB, Wing HQ, gone by late .93?, ex-San Bernardino, CA |
F-86H 53-1515 in spurious 51st FIW/Korea colours,
George AFB 13Sep91 (Scott Van Aken/Fly by Nite Productions)
?? | FJ-1 | Chino, Yanks Air Museum, for restoration, first noted Oct97 - possibly Bu. 120349, ex-Bradley CT. |
Bu 132057 | FJ-2 | Alameda Point, USS Hornet, ex- Patriots Point, SC Museum |
FJ-2 Bu 132057 whilst at Patriots Point (John 'Warmonger'
McKellar)
132115 | FJ-2 | San Francisco, Carl Larsen Park |
135883 | FJ-3 | MCAS Miramar, Flying Leathernecks Aviation Museum by Oct00, ex-El Toro MCAS, on loan from Quantico, VA, ex-Phoenix, AZ |
Beautiful FJ-3 Bu 135883, masquerading as '136022/DN-3,
El Toro 24Apr92
Incredibly, this is Bu135883 in storage at Quantico
in .94 (Paul F Straney)
135867 | FJ-3 | Planes of Fame, Chino, VF-73 colours as '141435' |
FJ-3 'Bu141435' at Chino
N91FS/23231 | CL-13-5 | Palmdale, Plant 42 Heritage Air Park by .02, ex-FSI, Mojave |
Sabre 5 N91FS at Palmdale, Sep06 (Ron Strong)
23238 | CL-13-5 | Sabre 5 23238 '91046' at Channel Island ANG Base |
23310 | CL-13-5 | San Diego Aerospace Museum, Balboa Park, as '12910' |
A94-914 | CA-27 Mk.30 | Ione, Sanders Aviation |
F-8602/A94-366 | CA-27 Mk.32 | Ocotillo Wells, Aero Trader ex-Indonesian AF |
fuselages of F-8619 and F-8602 at Ocotillo
TS-8604/A94-945 | CA-27 Mk.32 | Ocotillo Wells, Aero Trader ex-Indonesian AF |
F-8605/A94-949 | CA-27 Mk.32 | Ocotillo Wells, Aero Trader ex-Indonesian AF |
F-8612/A94-972 | CA-27 Mk.32 | Ocotillo Wells, Aero Trader ex-Indonesian AF, tail of F-8607 |
F-8612 at Ocotillo with tail of -07
F-8601/A94-361 | CA-27 Mk.32 | Ocotillo Wells, Aero Trader ex-Indonesian AF, tail of F-8609 |
F-8601 at Ocotillo with tail of -09
TS-8614/A94-980 | CA-27 Mk.32 | Ocotillo Wells, Aero Trader ex-Indonesian AF |
F-8617/A94-955 | CA-27 Mk.32 | Ocotillo Wells, Aero Trader ex-Indonesian AF |
F-8619/A94-??? | CA-27 Mk.32 | Ocotillo Wells, Aero Trader ex-Indonesian AF, ex-RMAF FM1909 |
F-8623/A94-??? | CA-27 Mk.32 | Ocotillo Wells, Aero Trader ex-Indonesian AF, ex-RMAF |
Fuselages of F-8617 and F-8623 at Ocotillo
TS-8611/A94-971 | CA-27 Mk.32 | Ocotillo Wells, Aero Trader ex-Indonesian AF (previously thought to be -8603) |
Fuselages of TS-8611 and TS-8614 at Ocotillo
* At least 16 other F-86Fs are/were reported on the China Lake ranges. Most of the F/QF-86Fs have been allotted to museums.
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
52-3653 | F-86D | Pueblo Memorial Airport, Pueblo Historical Aircraft Museum, arrived .08 ex-All Flags Heritage Park, Little Rock AFB collection, Camp Robinson last noted 22Aug00 |
F-86D 52-3653 at Pueblo Aug08 (Joe Musso)
Current Photos emailed to me by Joe Musso (June 2018):
53-782 | F-86L | Peterson AFB, Space Command Museum |
F-86L 53-782 at Peterson AFB .04 (Peterson Museum)
???? | F-86D | Buckley ANG Base |
51-2884 | F-86F | Buckley ANG Base, 120th TFS area, Minutemen colours, ex-Everett/Paine Field, WA |
Genuine ex-project GunVal and Minutemen F-86F, Buckley
(Chuck Johnston 2001)
A real mystery. Unidentified F-86F (not the GunVal
aircraft above) masquerading as F-86E 51-12988,
seen at Buckley on 23Sep92. The 'real' 51-12988 became N86Z and was lost
in a crash on 25Apr87 - anyone care to suggest a solution to the mystery?
(Scott Van Aken/Fly by Nite Productions)
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
53-1308 | F-86H | Lowry AFB, Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, arrived Apr89, ex-Cradle of Aviation Museum, Mitchel Field, NY |
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
51-13371 | F-86F | Bradley, New England Air Museum, arrived Aug05, ex-Mesa, Falcon Field, Champlin Fighter Museum - moved 17 February 2005 to Luke AFB and on to NEAM |
53-1367 | F-86H | Meriden |
Bu 120349 | FJ-1 | Bradley, New England Air Museum - to Chino CA? |
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
53-1296 | F-86H | Greater Wilmington Airport, Newcastle ANG Base, as 'Cindee Lind 9th' '31296', noted Oct 2000 |
F-86H 53-1296 just restored and ready for display
at Greater Wilmington Airport, March 2008 (Edward Blackburn)
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
53-134* | F-86H | Washington, John F. Kennedy Playground as '81833' |
Almost identified F-86H 53-134* (possibly 53-1344?)
at JFK Playground, Washington DC, 2006 (Paul Underwood)
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
51-6059 | F-86D | Indian Rocks Beach |
52-10133 | F-86L | Tyndall AFB, gate guard, as '45244', noted Oct00, ex-'20137', ex-Panama City, FL |
F-86L 52-10133 at Tyndall, 2005
53-728 | F-86D | Dade |
53-998 | F-86L | Florida City, Highway 27 |
53-4063 | F-86L | Orange Park |
52-5513 | F-86F | Eglin AFB Armament Museum, as '12831' by Apr98, ex-'91122' and '12910', '21986' by Oct00 |
F-86F 52-5513 masquerading as '12831' at Eglin AFB
(Bill Kistler)
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
53-1255 | F-86H | Fort Lauderdale, on pedestal outside Broward Community College. Previously at FLL Executive Airport undergoing restoration by American Aeros Services after it fell from its pedestal during Hurricane Wilma, 2005. |
F-86H 53-1255 following restoration, being placed
back on its pedestal, 8 Sep 2009 (Gary Norville).
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
Bu 120351 | FJ-1 | Pensacola NAS, Naval Aviation Museum, on loan from NASM, displayed inside |
Bu 132023 | FJ-2 | Pensacola NAS, Naval Aviation Museum, NATC colours, stored by Oct94, displayed .98 |
FJ-2 Bu132023 at Pensacola
Bu 139486 | FJ-4B | Pensacola NAS, Naval Aviation Museum, VA-192 markings |
FJ-4 Bu139486 at Pensacola
Bu 143591 | FJ-4B | Opa Locka Airport |
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
51-5891 | F-86L | Savannah International Airport, ANG HQ |
F-86L 51-5891 at Savannah International Airport
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
51-5896 | F-86D | Robins AFB Museum of Aviation, ex-Mercer Field, World of Aircraft museum, in GA ANG colours, ex-Dobbins AFB, GA |
F-86D 51-5896 being recovered from Mercer Field
circa 2007 for the Robins AFB collection
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
52-3651 | F-86L | Macon Lewis B Wilson Municipal Airport, ANG noted Aug98 |
F-86L 52-3651 at Macon
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
52-10057 | F-86L | Valdosta, town centre, as 'MY', noted Jul98, donated 20Jun61 |
F-86L 52-10057 at Valdosta (Jim Irwin)
52-4324 | F-86F | Robins AFB Museum of Aviation, ex-Republic of Korea AF. S/n not confirmed and aircraft supposedly scrapped because of corrosion (?!) |
53-1511 | F-86H | Robins AFB Museum of Aviation |
F-86H 53-1511 at Robins AFB
143557 | FJ-4B | Cordele, Veterans State Park '7B', noted Aug98 |
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
50-653 | F-86E | Hickam AFB, 15th ABW area, spurious 51st FIW colours by .05 |
F-86E 50-653 at Hickam AFB 2005 (Hector Vazquez)
51-2841 | F-86E | Hickam AFB, ANG area |
F-86E 51-2841 at Hickam ANG area 2005 (Hector Vazquez)
52-4191 | F-86L | Hickam AFB, ANG area |
F-86L 52-4191 at Hickam ANG area 2005 (Hector Vazquez)
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
51-6074 | F-86L | Blackfeet, on pole |
52-10079 | F-86D | Pocatello, ex-N59303 |
53-1022 | F-86L | Idaho Falls, Pacific Fighters, for restoration, ex-Burley Municipal Airport Idaho Falls, donated 03Jul62, on pole in 124th FIS colours |
F-86L 53-1022 at Pacific Fighters 17Aug07 (Ron Strong).
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
47-614 | F-86A | Chanute AFB, as '12910', Skyblazers colours-gone? |
47-615 | F-86A | Rantoul, Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum , previously on pole, North of town on Highway 45 |
F-86A 47-615 at Rantoul 2008.
51-6126 | F-86D | Hillsboro |
51-6211 | F-86D | Altamont |
51-13390 | RF-86F | Air Classics Museum, Aurora Municipal Airport, ex-China Lake and JASDF |
RF-86F 51-13390 soon after restoration, 1999
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
52-1983 | F-86H | Danville Airport by .94, ex-Columbia American Legion MO, donated 01Jul91, ex-Lapiata MO |
F-86H 52-1983 at Danville 2005
53-700 | F-86L | Brookfield, Elhert Park, donated 21Sep61 |
F-86L 53-700 at Brookfield, 2004 (Dan Uscian)
52-2844 | CL-13-2 | Springfield/Capital Airport, IL ANG gate guard, arr .93, ex-Williams AFB, AZ |
23338 | CL-13-5 | Chanute AFB, RCAF colours, ex-Flight Systems, Redstone Arsenal N4689N - returned to Mojave ? -refer |
23351 | CL-13-5 | Chanute AFB, RCAF colours, ex-Flight Systems, Southern California Aviation N86ED |
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
49-1228 | F-86A | Millville, at private residence, noted .80 (aircraft record has last note as being donated to museum/school 16Nov58) |
Ex- KY ANG F-86A 49-1228 at Millville, 1980
50-632 | F-86E | Indianapolis War Memorial/VFW 7119, 6500 Lee Road, Fort Harrison, donated 01Jun72, marked as '0682', noted Aug96 |
52-5434 | F-86F | Brazil, Clay County Courthouse as '181', donated 08Jan92, noted May99 |
52-2004 | F-86H | Anderson Park |
53-1298 | F-86H | Churubusco Park, donated 24Jun70, ex-CT ANG. Repainted by 122nd FWg personnel Jun07 |
F-86H 53-1298 at Churubusco
A94-916? | CA-27-32 | Sellersburg, Clark County Airport, preserved on entrance road, reported May99, in FJ-3 colours as '136049' |
Previously unidentified Commonwealth Sabre, now thought to be A94-916 (supposedly scrapped 1963) masquerading as an FJ-3 Fury, Sellersburg (Dick Phillips)
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
52-3640 | F-86D | Newton |
53-750 | F-86L | Iowa City Municipal Airport, donated 01Jan63 |
F-86L 53-750 at Iowa City Municipal Airport, May
2006 (John Anderson)
53-924 | F-86D | Urbandale |
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
52-4256 | F-86L | Wichita, McConnell ANG Base Reflections of Freedom Historical Air Park, noted Jun99 |
F-86L 52-4256 at McConnell ANG Base
53-718 | F-86D | Hiawatha |
53-1300 | F-86H | Topeka/Forbes Field, Combat Air Museum, ex-Cedar Rapids, IA and N8853 |
F-86H 53-1300 during restoration, Topeka
???? | F-86 | Wichita Airport, Aviation Education Center, ex-CT ANG (F-86H?) |
53-1501 | F-86H | Liberal, Mid America Air Museum, last noted 24Aug00 - correct i.d.? |
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
52-3628 | F-86D | Louisville Aircraft Industry Museum |
52-3694 | F-86D | Sturgis |
??? | F-86H | Middlesboro airport, preserved on plinth, first noted Aug99, as '30363/FU-361', believed to be 53-1361 |
F-86H (probably 53-1361) at Middlesboro airport
Aug 99 (Chuck Ross)
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
52-4168 | F-86D | New Orleans, Belle Chasse, Louisiana Military History and State Weapons Museum, as '23747', ex-Chino, CA, El Mirage, CA and Aero Nostalgia, Stockton |
53-822 | F-86D | Gretna - removed (circa 1990?) |
53-1029 | F-86D | Ruston |
53-1032 | F-86D | White Castle |
23226 | CL-13-5 | England Industrial Air Park (ex-England AFB), Flying Tiger Heritage Park, as '24931' by Oct88. ex-Flight Systems, Southern California Aviation N46883 |
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
45-59598 | XP-86 | Believed to still exist on Aberdeen Proving grounds ranges |
48-260 | F-86A | Dulles IAP, Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Institute), ex-Paul E. Garber restoration facility, Silver Hill, ex-NASM, Washington, DC |
F-86A 48-260 at the Udvar-Hazy Center, Feb 05
(Jim Askew)
52-3864 | F-86D | Lanham |
52-2023 | F-86H | Crisfield |
52-2048 | F-86H | Ellicott City, VFW 7472, donated 13Apr64 |
52-2066 | F-86H | Princess Anne |
53-1339 | F-86H | Glenn L. Martin ANG Base, as '31416', '31411' by May98, noted Oct 2000 |
F-86H 53-1339 at Martin ANG Base
53-1348 | F-86H | Clinton/Hyde Field |
53-1387 | F-86H | Andrews AFB, DC ANG colours - gone .04? |
F-86H 53-1387 at Andrews AFB
53-1411 | F-86H | Baltimore ANG Base |
Bu139536 | FJ-4 | Bethesda |
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
53-1328 | F-86H | Hanscom AFB, on pole, said to have gone to China Lake CA, but noted at Hanscom 2006 |
53-1328 is still on its pole at Hanscom, 2006.
(Jim L)
53-1377 | F-86H | Otis AFB, ANG Museum, as '31235' by Jun89, ex-'31113' |
F-86H 53-1377 at Otis
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
49-1095 | F-86A | Selfridge ANG Base, Military Air Museum, noted Jul98 |
53-663 | F-86D | Mount Clemens |
53-789 | F-86D | Kellog Airport, Battle Creek |
53-1060 | F-86L | Ypsilanti/Willow Run Airport, Yankee Air Force, ex-Evandale, Ohio. 37th FIS colours |
53-4028 | F-86D | Birmingham |
50-480 | F-86E | Ypsilanti/Willow Run Airport - this is not F-86F 52-5143 - any ideas on fate? |
53-1096 | F-86F | Kellog Airport, Battle Creek |
??? | CL-13B-6 | Frankenmuth, Military and Space Museum, as 'FU-731 & FU-738', arrived .98, ex-FSI? |
Beutifully restored Sabre 6 at Frankemnuth
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
51-6038 | F-86L | Luverne Park |
53-719 | F-86L | Wells, Municipal Airport, donated 12Jan88, ex-Grand Forks, ND |
???? | F-86 | Fairmont, Route 16, quoted as '52-5757' (incorrect serial) |
52-4646 | F-86F | Anoka County Airport, America Wings Air Museum(ex-Aberdeen MD?) - gone? |
52-5345 | F-86F | Anoka County Airport, America Wings Air Museum(ex-Aberdeen MD?) - gone? |
53-1250 | F-86H | Eden Prairie, Flying Cloud Municipal Airport (VFW Memorial), arr by Jul05, ex-Lakeville and Perrin/Grayson County Airport, TX. |
F-86H 53-1250 (N31250) at Eden Prairie after unveiling late 2006 (Tim)
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
51-5908 | F-86D | Gulfport |
53-1061 | F-86D | Hazlehurst (Jackson), VFW 2567 on Interstate 55 south of town, donated 13Aug68, still there 2004 |
F-86D 53-1061 at Jackson, 2004 (Tim Walker)
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
52-3887 | F-86D | Washington, donated 06Jan60 |
52-4138 | F-86D | St Louis, under restoration by Dan Bissell, ex-Yugoslavia |
F-86D 52-4138 at St Louis, 2002 (Mark Nankivil)
52-4181 | F-86D | Kansas City |
53-946 | F-86D | Poplar Bluff |
53-4040 | F-86L | St Louis, stored with Dan Bissell, ex-Tucson, Dross Metals/DMI yard, fwd fuselage only |
F-86L 53-4040 at St Louis, 2010 (Mark Nankivil)
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
47-637 | F-86A | Great Falls ANG Base, on pole, as '2637' |
F-86A 47-637 at Great Falls Aug04
53-997 | F-86L | Butte, Bert Mooney Airport, on plinth, as 'City of Butte', donated 03Apr61 |
F-86L 53-997 at Butte Aug04
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
52-3735 | F-86D | Crete, donated 20Jun89, noted as wreck, Lincoln ANG Base/Municipal Airport, 30Aug89 |
F-86D 52-3735 at Crete (Ken Chaisson)
53-831 | F-86L | Lincoln ANG Base/Municipal Airport, as '0-23760' (possibly -3735 above?) |
53-1375 | F-86H | Offutt AFB, SAC Museum, to Mahoney State Park? |
F-86H 53-1375 at Offutt (Johan T)
53-1503 | F-86H | McCook Airport, donated 16Jul70 |
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
51-6012 | F-86D | Sparks, National Air Race Museum and Hall of Fame (cockpit only) - ex-Chino circa Nov86 |
53-568 | F-86D | Winnemucca, on pole by Oct94 |
F-86D 53-568 at Winnemucca, 2006 (Ron Strong)
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
51-13010 | F-86E | Nellis AFB, on pole, arrived by .94, ex-Cannon AFB, NM (also reported as ex-Buckley CO?) |
??? | F-86F | NAS Fallon, preserved ex-China Lake, as '24584/Mig Mad Marine' |
Serial | Type | Location/Details |
52-5737 | F-86H | Burlington Veterans Park, ex-Florence SC noted 2000 |
F-86H 52-5737 at Burlington (Hector Vazquez)
53-635 | F-86L | South Jersey Regional Airport, Lumberton, Air Victory Museum, in 512th FIS colours as '210110', ex-Memphis Airport, (and Mississippi?) |
F-86L 53-635 at Air Victory Museum
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