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Constructed as a F-86A-5-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA. |
February 1949 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 48-0178. |
1958 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Air Force. |
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To Fresno Engineering Technical College. |
1970 |
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Noted in a Fresno scrapyard. |
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To Jim Larson. |
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To Ben Hall. |
1974 |
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Restored.
By Ben Hall. |
Circa 1974 |
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Assigned civil registration: N68388 |
Circa 1978 |
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Photographer: Tim OBrien |
September 1980 |
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Photographer: Gary Maisack
Notes: At Reno Air Races, Nevada |
14 November 1981 |
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Photographer: H W Rued
Notes: Photographed in Las Vegas, NV. |
15 June 1989 |
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To Fort Wayne Air Service Inc, Fort Wayne, IN with new c/r N178. |
5 November 1991 |
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Civil registration, N178, cancelled. |
6 November 1991 |
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To Golden Apple Operations Ltd, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk with new c/r G-SABR.
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Circa 1993 |
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Based at Bournemouth International Airport, Bournemouth, Dorset, England.
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Circa 1995 |
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To Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire/Cambs, England.
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16 June 1996 |
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From Circa 1997 to Circa 2000 |
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Based at The Old Flying Machine Company, Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire/Cambs, England.
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24 May 1997 |
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Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: F-86A Sabre 48-0178 as G-SABR on the flight-line at the 1997 RAF Mildenhall Air Fete. |
19 July 1997 |
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Photographer: C Peter Russell-Smith
Notes: Photographed at RAF Fairford. |
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Markings Applied: 8178, FU-178 |
Circa 2002 |
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Based at Historic Flying Ltd/Aircraft Restoration Company, Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire/Cambs, England.
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11 September 2004 |
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Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: F-86A Sabre 48-0178 as G-SABR in action at the RAF Leuchars Airshow of 2004. |
14 July 2007 |
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Photographer: Ken Videan
Notes: At RIAT Fairford. |
5 July 2008 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols |
2011 |
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Markings Applied: Papa Tiger, FU-187, 8187
Special tiger scheme for the 2011 NATO Tiger Meet Airshow. |
14 May 2011 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at Cambrai-Niegnies Tiger Meet Airshow |
14 May 2011 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at Duxford Spring Airshow |
14 May 2011 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols |
14 May 2011 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols |
June 2014 |
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Reported to have been sold to USA. |
5 September 2014 |
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Photographer: Robert Bourlier
Notes: Imperial War Museum, Duxford, UK. |
13 September 2014 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at Duxford Autumn Airshow |
25 November 2014 |
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To Heritage Air Llc, Grove, OK with new c/r N528YH. |
25 November 2014 |
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To Heritage Air Llc, Grove, OK with new c/r N48178. |
4 September 2015 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX48178 (F-86A, 48178) issued. |
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