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    Airframe Family: North American P-86/F-86 Sabre / FJ-2/FJ-3/FJ-4 Fury
    Latest Model:Sabre 32
    Last Military Serial:A94-352 RAAF
    Construction Number:CA27-92
    Last Civil Registration:VH-SBR
    Compressed ID:Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation S...
    Latest Owner or Location:Jeffrey Philip Trappett, Morwell, VIC

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    Dates

    Event

    1960

    Constructed as a Sabre 32 by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation.

    From 28 January 1960 to 1972

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A94-352.

    29 March 1963

    To Jeffrey Trappett, Morwell, VIC with new c/r VH-SBR.

    February 1973

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Indonesian Air Force.
    Allocated as free issue to Indonesian Air Force - BUT, aircraft crashed on takeoff at Denpasar, Bali on delivery flight to Indonesia, so Indonesian Serial not taken up.

    1982

    To Jeffrey Trappett, Morwell, VIC.

    Based at Latrobe Valley Regional Airport, Morwell-Traralgon, Victoria.
    View the Location Dossier

    Restoration started.
    A94-907 is also at Latrobe Valley being used as a source of parts in this restoration.

    9 June 2011

    To Jeffrey Philip Trappett, Morwell, VIC with new c/r VH-SBR.

    21 November 2015


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 2015 photo at Warbirds Downunder Airshow at Temora, New South Wales

    1 May 2016


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At 2016 Wings Over Illawarra Airshow, New South Wales, Australia
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