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    Airframe Family: North American P-86/F-86 Sabre / FJ-2/FJ-3/FJ-4 Fury
    Latest Model:F-86F-30-NA Sabre
    Last Military Serial:52-4441 Chinese AF
    Construction Number:191-137
    Compressed ID:NA F-86F-30-NA sn 52-4441 Chinese A...
    Latest Owner or Location:Military Museum of the Chinese Peoples Revolution, Beijing, Beijing

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-86F-30-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA.

    Circa 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 52-4441.

    By 30 December 1953

    Transferred to 80FBS 8FBG based, K-13 Suwon, Korea.

    30 December 1953

    Involved in an incident.
    CAT-3 Landing Accident at Suwon, Korea, while being flown by Everett Prewitt.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Chinese Air Force with s/n 52-4441.

    By 1 June 1963

    Transferred to 43SQN RoCAF.

    1 June 1963

    Flown from Hsinchu, Taiwan to Longtian, Fujian Province, mainland China by defecting pilot XU Tingze.

    By June 1994

    Placed on display with Military Museum of the Chinese Peoples Revolution, Beijing, Beijing.
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    29 January 2011


    Photographer: Ken Patterson

    By 2014

    Markings Applied: 6272, 24441, F-86272
    In RoCAF national markings, red nose outlined in yellow, yellow diagonal band on rear fuselage outlined in red. 6272 on rear fuselage, 24441 and F-86272 on tail. Unknown badge on tail.

    26 April 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Military Museum of the Chinese Peoples Revolution, Beijing, China
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     World Military Out of Service 2008 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aviation Archaeology
    Individual Contributors
     Robert Nichols
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