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Photographer: Snowshoe Thompson Chapter No. 1827 of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus
Caption: F-86D Sabre Tail #30568
Additional Description: Constructed as a F-86D-55-NA serial number 53-0568 by North American in 1953. This F86D was deployed with the United States Air Force in Germany. It was returned to the United States and converted to a F86L Originally displayed at Vesco Park, by June 1992, this F86 has been moved to Veterans Memorial Park. It is one of 41 Sabre jets on display in the United States. The F86D was based on the F86A fighter, and was designed as an interceptor. It could locate targets up to 30 miles distant using radar. Typical armament consisted of 24 rickets. It had one General Electric J27-GE-33 with 5550 lb thrust, 7650 lb thrust with afterburner. It had a maximum speed of 693 mph at sea level. A total of 2506 F86Ds were built.
Submitted: April 10, 2019.
Database Locator Identification Number: p469640
File Size: 0.051 Megabytes

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