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    Airframe Family: North American P-86/F-86 Sabre / FJ-2/FJ-3/FJ-4 Fury
    Latest Model:JF-86A Sabre
    Last Military Serial:48-0260 USAF
    Construction Number:151-43629
    Compressed ID:NA JF-86A sn 48-0260 USAF cn 151-43...
    Latest Owner or Location:Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Reston, Virginia

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-86A-5-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA.

    Circa 1949

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 48-0260.

    July 1949

    Transferred to 4th Fighter Interceptor Group, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia,.

    December 1950

    Transported by ship.
    Shipped to Japan for service in Korera.

    December 1950

    Base of operations changed.
    Kimpo Air Base, Korea.

    Most of this aircrafts combat missions were against MiG-15s.

    By 1956

    Transferred to 116 Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 141 Fighter Interceptor Group, Washington Ang, Geiger Field, Spokane, WA.

    Redesignated as JF-86A.

    By June 1972

    To Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum, Paul Garber Facility, Silver Hill, MD.
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    1976


    Photographer: Unknown

    Markings Applied: FU-260
    Marked as 4th Fighter Wing, the first F-86 unit in Korea. These markings were in use before June 1952.

    10 June 1991


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At the Paul Garber Restoration Facility

    By December 2005

    To Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Reston, VA.
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    17 September 2006


    Photographer: Bill Kistler

    16 September 2011


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    5 June 2016


    Photographer: Arjun Sarup
    Notes: On display at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, NASM. This Sabre was shipped to Japan in 1950 and flown to Korea. It is painted in the markings of 336th FIS Rocketeers commanded by Lt. Col. Bruce H. Hinton, who was the first F-86 pilot to shoot down a MiG-15 on 17 Dec 1950.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2007 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Yahoo Group: Vintage Aircraft ANG/AFRes
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
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