F86E Sabre 52-2844 - Springfield, Illinois
Posted by: BruceS
N 39° 50.927 W 089° 39.906
16S E 271992 N 4414373
F86E Sabre on display in front of the Illinois Air National Guard base in Springfield, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WM8ZDJ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2010
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"The North American Aviation F-86 Sabre (sometimes called the Sabrejet) was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. The Sabre is best known for its Korean War role where it was pitted against the Soviet MiG-15. Although developed in the late 1940s and outdated by the end of the 1950s, the Sabre proved adaptable and continued as a front line fighter in air forces until the last active front line examples were retired by the Bolivian Air Force in 1994.
Its success led to an extended production run of more than 7,800 aircraft between 1949 and 1956, in the United States, Japan and Italy. It was by far the most-produced Western jet fighter, with total production of all variants at 9,860 units" - Wikipedia
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): F86E Sabre
Tail Number: (S/N): 52-2844
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Illinois Air National Guard Base
inside / outside: outside
Other Information:: Aircraft is available to public and is located outside the secure area.
Access restrictions: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
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