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    Airframe Family: North American P-86/F-86 Sabre / FJ-2/FJ-3/FJ-4 Fury
    Latest Model:Sabre 6
    Last Military Serial:23363 RCAF
    Construction Number:1153
    Last Civil Registration:N8686F
    Compressed ID:Canadair Sabre 6 sn 23363 RCAF cn 1...
    Latest Owner or Location:Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Sabre 5 by Canadair at Montreal, QC.

    28 October 1954

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 23363.

    October 1954

    Transferred to No. 1 Squadron (Fighter), Operational Training Unit, RCAF Station Chatham, NB.

    20 October 1958

    Transferred to Inactive Reserve No. 6 Repair Depot Detachment, London, ON.

    From 29 October 1962 to January 1969

    Transferred to Sabre Transition Unit, RCAF Station Chatham, NB.

    17 January 1969

    Transferred to Air Material Development Unit Detachment Mountain View, PE.
    Last Sabre to leave Chatham.

    9 September 1970

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Canadian Air Force.
    To Crown Assets Disposal Corporation.

    1970

    To Maritime Aircraft Overhaul and Repair Company, Moncton NB.

    1970

    Converted to a Sabre 6 by Canadair at Montreal, QC.
    Converted to Sabre Mk.6 for sale to Pakistani Air Force, but sale was cancelled.

    Circa 1971

    To Flight Systems Inc, Mojave, CA with new c/r N74180 {1}.

    1974

    Swapped with Boeing Seattle for 23096.

    1974

    To Boeing Company, Seattle WA with new c/r N8686F.

    11 March 1977

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX8686F (F-86E MK.6, 1153) issued.

    1991

    Donated to Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA.

    24 April 1992

    To Museum of Flight Foundation, Seattle, WA keeping c/r N8686F.

    24 April 1992

    Based at Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, WA.
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    18 July 1992


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Boeing Field, Seattle WA

    13 August 1994


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    1 January 2011

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX8686F (F-86E MK.6, 1153) issued.

    29 June 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 Photo taken in the T.A.Wilson Great Gallery at Museum of Flight, Seattle

    29 June 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 Photo taken in the T.A.Wilson Great Gallery at Museum of Flight, Seattle
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     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
     Canadian Aircraft Serials Personal Information Resource by Canadian Warplane Heritage
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Museum of Flight
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Don Christopher
    James Craik
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