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. The F-86 entered service with the USAF in 1949, joining the 1st Fighter Wing's 94th Fighter Squadron and became the primary air-to-air jet fighter used by the Americans in the Korean War.

The F-86, the U.S. Air Force's first swept-wing jet fighter, made its initial flight in October 1947. The first production model flew in May 1948, and four months later, an F-86A set a new world speed record of 670.9 mph.

Developed for the United States Air Force in the late 1940s, it was an interceptor derivative of the North American F-86 Sabre. While the original F-86 Sabre was conceived as a day fighter, the F-86D was specifically developed as an all-weather interceptor.

The North American F-86 Sabre was one of the greatest fighter aircraft of all time. It entered service with the USAAF in 1949 and although not as fast and maneuverable as the MiG 15 , it was instrumental in denying air superiority to the Chinese during the Korean War.

The North American F-86 Sabre, or SabreJet, was the Air Force's first swept-wing jet fighter plane. The aircraft made its initial flight on October 1, 1947. Originally designed as a high-altitude day-fighter, the Sabre was subsequently redesigned into an all-weather interceptor (F-86D) and a fighter-bomber (F-86H).

F-86, U.S. single-seat, single-engine jet fighter built by North American Aviation, Inc., the first jet fighter in the West to exploit aerodynamic principles learned from German engineering at the close of World War II. The F-86 was built with the wings swept back in …

The F-86, the USAF's first swept-wing jet fighter, made its initial flight on Oct. 1, 1947. The first production model flew on May 20, 1948, and on Sept. 15, 1948, an F-86A set a new world speed record of 670.9 mph. Originally designed as a high-altitude,

The museum’s F-86H Sabre, serial number 53-1511, was manufactured by North American Aviation at Columbus, Ohio, and was delivered to the USAF in March 1956. It served briefly with Air Training Command (ATC) and the Air Force Reserve before being assigned to the Maryland ANG in October 1957.

This Sabre was built at the North American Aviation plant in Inglewood, California and delivered to the US Air Force on August 9, 1949. The F-86 had her first assignment with the 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, (Continental Air Command), Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia.

The F-86 Sabre was the first swept-wing fighter jet and the last dogfighter developed by the American company North American Aviation for the United States Navy in 1945. Originally, the Sabre was designed as a high altitude fighter jet but was redesigned into a interception jet (F-86F) and fighter jet/bomber F-86H.