North American F-86 Sabre - Brazil, IN
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The Snowdog
N 39° 31.472 W 087° 07.192
16S E 489697 N 4374993
This F-86 Sabre is on display on the west side of the Clay County Courthouse - in Brazil, Indiana
Waymark Code: WM187VT
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2023
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This F-86 Sabre serves as the War Memorial for Clay County. The jet is on display on the west side of the courthouse. The serial numer is 525434, with the last five digits displayed as the tail number. There is no information plaque on site about the aircraft. Some old photos of this aircraft can be found
here and
here. It would seem that the aircraft has been restored (or at least given a good cleaning) as it appeared to be in pretty sad shape in those older photos but looks nearly new today.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): North American F-86 Sabre
Tail Number: (S/N): 525434
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Clay County Courthouse Square
inside / outside: outside
Access restrictions:
None
Other Information:: Not listed
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Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
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