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    Airframe Family: North American P-86/F-86 Sabre / FJ-2/FJ-3/FJ-4 Fury
    Latest Model:F-86F Sabre
    Last Military Serial:51-2826 USAF
    Construction Number:172-109
    Compressed ID:NA F-86F sn 51-2826 USAF cn 172-109...
    Latest Owner or Location:Idaho Military Museum, Boise Gowen Field Air Terminal Airport, Boise, Idaho

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-86E-10-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA.

    Circa 1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 51-2826.

    To Air Force Systems Command.

    Converted to a F-86F.
    Converted to F-86F-2 under Project Gunval to evaluate 4 20-mm cannon armament.

    Transferred to 120th FIS, 140th FIG, Colorado ANG, Buckley Field, CO.
    While assigned to the 120th FIS this F-86 flew with the famed Minute Men acrobatic team.

    June 1999

    To Merle H. Maine Collection, Ontario, OR.
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    December 2012

    To Idaho Military Museum, Boise Gowen Field Air Terminal Airport, Boise, ID.
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    December 2012

    Markings Applied: 91050, City of Coeur DAlene

    1 August 2022


    Photographer: Max Sabin

    1 August 2022


    Photographer: Max Sabin
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    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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