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Description
| Manufacturer: | North American |
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| Base model: | F-86 | ||
| Designation: | F-86 | ||
| Version: | D | ||
| Nickname: | Sabre | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | ||
| Basic role: | Fighter | ||
| Crew: | Pilot | ||
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Specifications
| Length: | 40' 4" | 12.2 m | |
| Height: | 15' | 4.5 m | |
| Wingspan: | 37' 1" | 11.3 m | |
| Wingarea: | 288.0 sq ft | 26.7 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 12,470 lb | 5,655 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 17,100 lb | 7,755 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | General Electric J47-GE-17 (A/B 7630Lb) | ||
| Thrust (each): | 5,700 lb | 2,585 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 836 miles | 1,346 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 525 mph | 845 km/h | 456 kt |
| Max Speed: | 707 mph | 1,138 km/h | 615 kt |
| Climb: | 17,800 ft/min | 5,425 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 54,600 ft | 16,641 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| 45th Infantry Museum | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma |
| Florida Military Aviation Museum | Clearwater | Florida |
| Louisiana ANG - New Orleans | New Orleans | Louisiana |
| McChord Air Museum | McChord AFB | Washington |
| Oklahoma ANG - 138th FG, Tulsa | Tulsa | Oklahoma |
| Texas ANG - Adjutant General | Austin | Texas |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
F-86D on display
45th Infantry Museum | Louisiana ANG - New Orleans | United States Air Force Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| William Reynolds Columbia, IL | Great Site
I had the opportunity and extreme pleasure to fly the F-86D/L for two years 1957-59 and for the 324th FIS at Westover AFB and Sidi Slimane, Morocco. It was an excellent aircraft to fly. In the 20 years of flight experience and in many other types of aircraft, it was the best to fly in all areas. It was even the best during my approximately 30 minutes of unscheduled glider time (3 occasions, fuel control, fire, bearings). I was interested in the slides featuring Capt Robert Almes and his ability in electronics. I was present during his first breadboard mockup of cutting the scramble time to the alert aircraft hanger. It may not be important to anyone except me, but as of February 1959, I had the best scramble time of 3.5 minutes to get the bird in the air after the horn sounded. If Robert Almes II checks this site. I would be very happy to correspond with him related to his father. My address is wreynolds12@excite.com. 06/27/2008 @ 06:24 [ref: 21696] |
| William Reynolds Columbia, IL | Great Site
I had the opportunity and extreme pleasure to fly the F-86D/L for two years 1957-59 and for the 324th FIS at Westover AFB and Sidi Slimane, Morocco. It was an excellent aircraft to fly. In the 20 years of flight experience and in many other types of aircraft, it was the best to fly in all areas. It was even the best during my approximately 30 minutes of unscheduled glider time (3 occasions, fuel control, fire, bearings). I was interested in the slides featuring Capt Robert Almes and his ability in electronics. I was present during his first breadboard mockup of cutting the scramble time to the alert aircraft hanger. It may not be important to anyone except me, but as of February 1959, I had the best scramble time of 3.5 minutes to get the bird in the air after the horn sounded. If Robert Almes II checks this site. I would be very happy to correspond with him related to his father. My address is wreynolds12@excite.com. 06/27/2008 @ 06:23 [ref: 21695] |
| Bill Rolleri New castle, DE | I was an F86D seat jockey assigned to the 513th FIS in the late 50s, initially based at RAF Station Manston in England, later at Phalsbourg Air Base in France; subsequently returned to my civvie job, did 30 years with the New York Daily News, then 10 years with Dun & Bradstreet and five as a contract consultant. Am pursuing the path of a playwright in my retirement years.
But those years in our air force remain the truly golden years of my life, and the older I get the more precious those memories become. The guys I met and worked with on the flight line were the best.And that old bird was the greatest. Thanks for the memories! Bill Rolleri 06/10/2008 @ 05:48 [ref: 21262] |
| John Magnuson New Hope,, MN | I was a crew cheif on an F86D Number 035 at O'Hare AFB outside of Park Ridge, IL. Now O'hare is a big terminal but back then it was an Air Force Base with a very small commercial operation going on across the field. We had F86A models when I got there in late 1952. I was trained in armament but got switched to jet mechanic and trained there at OHare. It was a big event when we got the Ds because at that time it was the fastest fighter at about 715 mph. The planes had a lot of problems with the afterburner fuel lines and a number of them blew up. We lost a number of pilots. It turned out the AB fuel lines would develop longitudinal cracks and spray JP4 on the outside of the hot tail pipe. One night this happened to Lt. Miller's plane high over Lake Michigan He punched out just in time and spent several hours in his dingy on Lake Michigin until rescued. We had a lot of good guys. John 04/24/2008 @ 18:16 [ref: 20711] |
| Harrison Raymo Cameron, MO |
HI Gentlemen, I was not in the 496th at Hahn Air base Germany But my Brother James was and I took leave from St. Nazaire France to visit him and his room-mate ran the F-56D ground simulator Later in Early 1959 when I was Gate guard at St. Nazaire the F-102 Delta Cutasses were pulled up the Road to the French airfield and de-processed and the Pilots would Come over from Hahn, Bitburg etc. and check out the Planes Great airshows they put on The F-102's were to replace the F-86D's they came over on Baby Flattops as the F-102 then did not have Air to Air refueling so they couldn't fly across the Atlantic. Harrison Raymo 04/12/2008 @ 18:59 [ref: 20529] |
| Harrison Raymo Cameron, MO |
HI Gentlemen, I was not in the 496th at Hahn Air base Germany But my Brother James was and I took leave from St. Nazaire France to visit him and his room-mate ran the F-56D ground simulator Later in Early 1959 when I was Gate guard at St. Nazaire the F-102 Delta Cutasses were pulled up the Road to the French airfield and de-processed and the Pilots would Come over from Hahn, Bitburg etc. and check out the Planes Great airshows they put on The F-102's were to replace the F-86D's they came over on Baby Flattops as the F-102 then did not have Air to Air refueling so they couldn't fly across the Atlantic. Harrison Raymo 04/12/2008 @ 18:58 [ref: 20528] |
| art wordsman seaford, NY | I spent three years working on the F86D with the 497th FIS at Geiger Field, Spokane , Wa.I was in the IEC section. This seems to be the forgotten plane in the air force. Rarely do you see anything written about the plane, the pilots or the mainteners who worked on it. It was quite an experience for an 19 year old out of the Bronx, NY. 04/11/2008 @ 14:38 [ref: 20477] |
| Ernie Morris , NM | I was a crew chief on the F-86D from 1956 to 1959 at Ramstien,AB Germany with the 526 FIS would like to hear from any body that was there at that time 04/09/2008 @ 19:04 [ref: 20410] |
| Steven Lowery Napa, CA | My father, MSgt Charles R. Lowery, was stationed at Naha AFB from 1959-1961 as the 1stSgt of one of the squadrons in the fighter wing. Does anybody remember him or was stationed with him during that time. He retired in 1967 at Little Rock AFB. He is still alive and doing very well and living in Arkansas. I'm his oldest son and remember Naha fondly. Thanks! 08/21/2007 @ 10:22 [ref: 17704] |
| Michael P. Jungers N.Las Vegas, NV | I was assigned to the 93rd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron,34th Air Division at Kirtland AFB,New Mexico from 1953 to 1956.
We had phased out F-86A aircraft and had begun receiving F-86D-20s;the last being F-86D-45s. The two marking schemes were Lightening bolts then red/white stripes;both with the squadron insignia on the fin---Billious the Buzzard standing on a snow capped mountain with a club behind his back. Lt.Col. John J.Ruettgers was my first C.O.,the last was Maj. Wendell E Whitehouse. Any photos/documents will be copied and returned. 05/28/2007 @ 18:04 [ref: 16645] |
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