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An American F-86.

The F-86 Sabre (nicknamed the "Sabre jet") was an American fighter plane made by North American Aviation. It first flew in 1947, and was introduced to battle the MiG-15 in the Korean War. Unlike the fighter before it, the F-86 had swept wings to be faster.

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  • North American NA-140-XP-86 3-view

    Straight-wing NA-140/XP-86

  • Cochrane with Yeager

    Jackie Cochran in the cockpit of the Canadair Sabre with Chuck Yeager

  • PAF "Falcons" make a world record in 1958 with 16 F-86 sabres

    PAF "Falcons" make a world record in 1958 with 16 F-86 sabres

  • F86Sabre

    Sabre at NASM in livery of 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing

  • 51st fighter interceptor wing at suwon, s.k

    USAF North American F-86 Sabre fighters from the 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing Checkertails are readied for combat during the Korean War at Suwon Air Base

  • F86GunCamKorea

    Rare Korean War F-86 gun camera footage of a MiG-15 shoot-down over Korea

  • North korean bombing cropped1

    Wreckage of F-86A Sabre (FU-334 / 49-1334) after being bombed on 17 June 1951

  • ROCAF F-86 6408 in Military Airplanes Display Area 20111015

    A Taiwanese F-86F on display

  • F-86a sabre fu-178 kemble arp

    Preserved airworthy F-86A Sabre at Kemble Air Day 2008, England

  • NAA TF-86 transonic trainer

    TF-86F

  • North American F-86F Sabre 53-1308 (34327519773)

    F-86H-10-NH Sabre s/n 53-1308 at the Wings Museum, Denver, Colorado

  • F-86H-NMUSAF

    F-86H without skin panels at the National Museum of the United States Air Force

  • Royal Australian Air Force, on loan to the Temora Aviation Museum, (VH-IPN, former military registration A94-983) CAC Sabre Mk.32 landing at Avalon during the 2015 Australian International Airshow

    Preserved CAC Sabre Mk 30 in 2018.

  • CMR - F86 sabre

    F-86 Sabre monument at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario

  • F-86 Operators

    former F-86 operators

  • C-122 NA F-86 Sabre Argentine Airforce (7307046176)

    F-86F-30 of the Argentine Air Force, National Aeronautics Museum, Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • F-86 Sabre-golden crown-Imperial Iranian Air Force

    An F-86 Sabre from the Golden Crown aerobatic display team, of the Imperial Iranian Air Force.

  • F-86 Lancieri Neri

    F-86 Sabre of Italian Air Force

  • F-86F (JASDF)

    Displayed JASDF's F-86F Kyokukō at Komatsu AB.

  • Norwegian Air Force North American F-86F Sabre Bidini-1

    Royal Norwegian Air Force North American F-86F Sabre

  • 24865 an F-86F RoKAF (3224603605)

    F-86 Republic of Korea Air Force

  • F86Sabre01RG

    Portuguese F-86F displayed at Monte Real Air Base

  • F-86F Sabre (Museo del Aire de Madrid) (4)

    F-86 Spanish Air Army, Ember Patrol, Cuatro Vientos, Madrid

  • İstanbul 5376

    North American F-86 E Sabre in Istanbul Aviation Museum

  • North American F-86F Sabre of the ROKAF

    North American F-86F Sabre of the ROKAF

  • A retired Royal Thai Air Force F-86

    A retired Royal Thai Air Force F-86

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