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    Airframe Family: North American P-86/F-86 Sabre / FJ-2/FJ-3/FJ-4 Fury
    Latest Model:F-86H-10-NH Sabre
    Last Military Serial:53-1255 USAF
    Construction Number:203-026
    Compressed ID:NA F-86H-10-NH sn 53-1255 USAF cn 2...
    Latest Owner or Location:War Memorial Auditorium, Holiday Park (west side), Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-86H-10-NH by North American at Columbus, Ohio, USA.

    Circa 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 53-1255.

    From 1970 to February 1999

    To Holiday Park (north side), Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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    January 1980


    Photographer: Phillip Dawe
    Notes: 53-1255 - North American F-86H Sabre - ex-US Air Force - War Memorial Auditorium, Holiday Park, Fort Lauderdale - Jan-80

    By July 1999

    To Homestead AFB.
    Sent to Homestead for restoration.

    From 1999 to June 2003

    Restored.
    Static restoration.

    July 2003

    Spotted at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.

    From After 23 January 2004 to By 30 December 2004

    To War Memorial Auditorium, Holiday Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
    Placed on display at the War Memorial Auditorium in Holiday Park.

    Circa 19 October 2005

    Damaged.
    Damaged by Hurricane Wilma.

    By 30 December 2005

    Removed from the pylon for repairs.

    From April 2007 to September 2009

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
    Stored at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.
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    By July 2009

    Contracted to American Aero Services, New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport, New Smyrna Beach, FL for work on the airframe.
    Sent to New Smyrna for restoration.
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    8 September 2009

    To War Memorial Auditorium, Holiday Park (west side), Fort Lauderdale, FL.
    Placed back on the pylon at Holiday Park.
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    11 November 2009

    Rededicated in a ceremony.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Duncans Sabre Website by Duncan Curtiss
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Andy Marden
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