I photographed these examples of the North American F-86 Sabre (and other variants) at the Evergreen Aviation Museum, Palm Springs, PoF Chino, McChord AFB and the Udvar-Hazy facility. A sleek Mk.V Sabre built under license by Canadair was suspended inside the main hangar at the Pima Air Museum, just one of four Sabre examples I photographed during a visit to Tucson in 2017. A visit to March AFB also yielded multiple Sabres, and several more at the NMoUSAF — including one with the skin stripped to reveal the inner workings.
F-86A 48-0260
NASM Udvar-Hazy 2015
F-86A 49-1067
painted as 49-1236
NMoUSAF 2018
F-86H Sabre 49-1134
OshKosh 2024
Oshkosh 2025
F-86D 50-0477
NMoUSAF 2018
F-86L 50-0560
March AFB 2018
F-86E 50-0600
Pima Air Museum 2017
F-86E 51-2841
Pearl Harbor 2025
F-86E Sabre 51-2740
Note that between my visits in 2024 and 2025, the that the FU-740 (Gabby Gabreski’s markings) were repainted as 52-4872 to honor fighter pilot Gene Kranz, famous for leading Apollo 11 and 13 missions.
OshKosh 2024
Oshkosh 2025
F-86F (marked as 51-2769)
Actually a composite of several aircraft
Warhawk Air Museum; Nampa, Idaho 2021
Warhawk Air Museum; Nampa, Idaho 2025
F-86D 51-2993
USS Alabama Memorial 2024
F-86L 51-5938 #173-82
I think the on-site signage indicated F-86D
Appleton Am Legion 2025
F-86E 51-13067 “Beautious Butch”
Planes of Fame, Chino 2018
RF-86F Sabre 51-13390
Air Classics Museum 2024
F-86D 52-3669
McChord AFB 2017
displayed as 51-5976
F-86L 52-4191
Pearl Harbor 2025
RF-86F 52-4492 “Haymaker”
NMoUSAF 2018
F-86F 52-4731 (project)
Fort Worth Aviation Museum 2024
F-86F 52-5012 “Jolley Roger”
Planes of Fame, Chino 2018
F-86F 52-5513
Air Force Armory Museum; Eglin AFB 2024
F-86L 53-0965
Pima Air Museum 2017
F-86L Sabre 53-0997
Bert Mooney Airport; Butte, Mont. 2008
F-86H 53-1230
Castle AFB, Atwater CA 2024
F-86H 53-1251
Evergreen Aviation Museum 2015
Evergreen Museum 2018
F-86H 53-1302
South Dakota Air Museum 2021
F-86H 53-1304
March AFB 2018
F-86H 53-1352
NMoUSAF 2018
F-86H Sabre 53-1511
Robins AFB 2024
F-86H 53-1525
Pima Air Museum 2017
F-86H 53-1378A
Pacific Coast Air Museum; Santa Rosa, CA 2024
Commonwealth CA.27 Sabre 32
marked as USAF 24629