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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:F-8604 TNI-AU
    Construction Number:CA27-045
    Compressed ID:Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation S...
    Latest Owner or Location:Aero Trader / Carl Scholl, Ocotillo Wells, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Sabre 32 by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation.

    12 September 1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A94-945.

    12 September 1956

    Transferred to 1 AD.
    Received with installed Avon CAC128.

    24 September 1956

    Transferred to 78 Wing.

    10 January 1957

    Damaged.
    Damaged by hail at Williamtown.

    Evaluated as repairable in unit with an estimated time of 200 man hours.

    12 January 1957

    Transferred to 75 SQN.

    12 June 1962

    Transferred to 78 Wing, Malaya.

    From 1962 to 1963

    Was part of 79 Squadrons deployment to Ubon, Thailand. Was the first to wear the short lived Cobra tail art.


    Photographer: Unknown

    17 November 1966

    Transferred to 2 OCU.

    3 October 1968

    GAF Avalon Sent to Avalon for rewiring.

    5 August 1969

    Transferred to 2 OCU.

    15 March 1971

    Transferred to 5 OTU.

    5 August 1971

    Assigned to 2 OCU for storage.

    5 October 1972

    Approval given to free issue as gift with installed Avon CAC122.

    7 March 1973

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Indonesian Air Force with s/n F-8604.
    Free Issue to TNI-AU with installed Avon CAC122.

    1989

    To Kermit Weeks.
    One of ten purchased by Mr. Weeks and exported to USA.

    In the inventory of Fantasy of Flight/Kermit A. Weeks, Polk City, FL.
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    On behalf of the owner stored with/at Aero Trader/Carl Scholl, Ocotillo Wells, CA.
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