History:
• Built at North American's
Columbus, Ohio factory as F-86F-25-NH.
•Constructor's number
176-321, USAF Serial 51-13390.
•Delivered 3rd June
1953.
•Assigned to 479th
FBW 3rd June 1953.
•To San Bernardino
Air Materiel Area 27th August 1953 for work.
•To North American
Fresno 12th February 1954 for work.
•To 322nd FDGp 16th
October 1954 - assigned to 452nd FDS.
•To North American
Fresno 2nd June 1955 for work.
•To Sacramento Air
Materiel Area, McClellan AFB 27th July 1955 (preparation for overseas
movement).
•To San Francisco port
of embarkation 6th January 1956 - to Japan as deck cargo.
•Arrived 2723rd Air
Depot Gp Kisarazu, Japan 16th February 1956.
•To Japan Air Self
Defense Force 28th March 1956 and serialled 62-7421.
•Converted to RF-86F
1961/62 and reserialled 62-8421.
•Assigned to 501st
Tac Recon Sqn, JASDF.
•Reserialled 62-6421.
• To HQ Squadron, JASDF.
•Withdrawn from use
1979.
•To US Naval Weapons
Center, China Lake CA for spares reclamation, noted there 5th November
1983.
•To Air Classics Museum,
Aurora Illinois for restoration.
