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    Airframe Family: North American P-86/F-86 Sabre / FJ-2/FJ-3/FJ-4 Fury
    Latest Model:Sabre 5
    Last Military Serial:23231 RCAF
    Construction Number:1021
    Last Civil Registration:N91FS
    Compressed ID:Canadair Sabre 5 sn 23231 RCAF cn 1...
    Latest Owner or Location:Marconi Flight Systems Inc, Mojave, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Sabre 5 by Canadair at Montreal, QC.

    23 April 1954

    First flight.

    23 April 1954

    First flight.

    11 May 1954

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 23231.

    11 May 1954

    Transferred to 421 Squadron, 2nd Fighter Wing, Grostenquin, France.
    Operated with markings: AX, 231

    1960

    Transferred to Maritime Aircraft Repair and Overhaul, Moncton, Canada.

    Circa 1970

    To Targetair Ltd/Maritime Aircraft Repair Overhaul/Dave McEwen, Moncton, NB.

    By 1972

    To Bankers Leasing Inc, Washington, DC with new c/r N231X.

    6 June 1976


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Former RCAF Sabre Mk.5 23231 seen hangered at Syracuse, New York in the Summer of 1976.

    15 June 1977


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: This Sabre Mk.5, ex RCAF 23231, was displayed at the 1977 Reading Airshow, Pennsylvania.

    From By 1978 to By 1979

    To Ronald Reynolds, Kansas City, KS.

    April 1981


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: F-86 N231X at Fairfax Municipal Airport, Kansas City, KS.

    April 1981


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: F-86 N231X at Fairfax Municipal Airport, Kansas City, KS.

    April 1981


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: F-86 N231X at Fairfax Municipal Airport, Kansas City, KS.

    April 1981


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: F-86 N231X at Fairfax Municipal Airport, Kansas City, KS.

    From 1982 to By 1982

    To Flight Systems Inc, Mojave, CA with new c/r N91FS.

    From June 1982 to By 1999

    To Tracor Flight Systems Inc, Mojave, CA keeping c/r N91FS.

    27 December 1991

    To Tracor Flight Systems Inc, Austin, TX keeping c/r N91FS.

    19 August 1996

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX91FS (F-86 MK.5, 1021) issued.

    August 1998

    To Joe Davies Heritage Airpark, Palmdale Plant 42, Palmdale, CA.
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    October 1998

    Placed on display in a blue and white Flight Systems colour scheme.

    From By 1999 to By 2002

    To Marconi Flight Systems Inc, Mojave, CA keeping c/r N91FS.

    12 June 2003

    To unknown owner with c/r N91FS.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Palmdale, CA.

    11 December 2012

    Civil registration, N91FS, cancelled.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Palmdale, CA.

    26 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Exhibited at the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42, Palmdale, California

    29 April 2016


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Joe Davies Heritage Air Park in Palmdale, California.

    1 January 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX91FS (F-86 MK.5, 1021) issued.

    1 January 2019

    To unknown owner with c/r N91FS.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Palmdale, CA.


    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    The Canadair Sabre by Larry Milberry
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall

    Internet Sources
    AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Joe Davies Heritage Airpark

    Individual Contributors
    Mike Henniger

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