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    Airframe Family: North American P-86/F-86 Sabre / FJ-2/FJ-3/FJ-4 Fury
    Latest Model:YF-86H-5-NA Sabre
    Last Military Serial:52-2090 USAF
    Construction Number:187-116
    Compressed ID:NA YF-86H-5-NA sn 52-2090 USAF cn 1...
    Latest Owner or Location:Museum of Flying, Santa Monica Municipal Airport (south-west side), Los Angeles, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a YF-86H-5-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA.

    Circa 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 52-2090.

    By May 1980


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    To Oakland Aviation Museum, Metropolitan Oakland International Airport/North Field, Oakland, CA.
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    Restoration started.
    It was reassembled as a composite using parts from s/n 53-1396. It is unclear which parts went into the restoration, but when reassembled it carried the markings 396 on the nose wheel door.

    To Santa Monica Municipal Airport (north-West side), Los Angeles, CA.
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    6 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    6 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    By 17 February 2013

    To Museum of Flying, Santa Monica Municipal Airport (south-West side), Los Angeles, CA.
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    17 February 2013


    Photographer: Joseph Chizmadia
    Notes: Currently being restored. All sheet metal restored/replaced and primed

    17 February 2013


    Photographer: Joseph Chizmadia

    2 March 2013


    Photographer: Joseph Chizmadia

    25 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Exhibited at the Museum of Flight at Santa Monica Airport

    30 November 2013


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Museum of Flying, Santa Monica, California.

    29 April 2016


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica, California.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
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