North American F-86 | Canadair CL-13 Sabre Fine Art Aircraft Prints
The US’s first swept wing, transonic fighter, Sabre’s gained fame battling MiG-15’s over the Yalu Valley and were the mounts of every US Korean War Ace. 9,860 Sabre’s flew in the Air Forces of 28 nations spanning over 26 years.
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Buzz Number FU-857 was the F-86F-1-NA that carried Capt Manuel “Pete” Fernandez to 14.5 kills during the Korean conflict. A standard wing Sabre with automatic leading edge slats which were better at low speeds than high, she featured the more powerful J47-GE-27 engine which none the less negated most of the altitude advantage MiG 15’s held over previous Sabre variants.
Assigned to the 334 FIS “Eagles” of the 4 FIW, she was based at Kimpo Airfield, also known as K-14. Fernandez was America’s third highest scoring Ace in Korea, the first Hispanic American to become an Ace, and achieved his total in less time than either of the pilots who eventually scored more victories. 12857 is shown carrying 11 confirmed victories in addition to two “damaged” and one “probable”. She additionally carries three inverted victory marks on the lower section of the nose which represent kills “awarded” to the Crew Chief and Armorer for their dedication and hard work. She also carries the broad yellow/black identification bands around the mid-fuselage and outer wing sections in addition to the one on the tail which was unique to the 4th FIW.
Fernandez’s Sabre is equipped with a pair of external 120 gallon wing tanks in addition to her six 0.50 Caliber nose mounted machine guns with 1,800 rounds total.
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Licensed built by Canadair and designated CL-13, the Sabre Mk6 may well be the most potent version of the Sabre ever built. Incorporating a more powerful Orenda 14 engine, the CL13B Mk 6 also featured the extended 6-3 wing with Leading Edge Slats… the only “small” Saber so equipped. The most power and best lift created a true performance beast.
23389 is shown during No. 439 Squadron’s 8 year rotation at Marville France in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. She carries a pair of the larger 200 US Gallon drop tanks and wears the standard Grey/Green over Blue camouflage scheme topped with the bold red tail stripe with the Squadron’s Sabre Tooth Tiger graphics.
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During the Korean War, Sabre FU-910 was one of three jets assigned to Capt Joseph McConnell who ended his tour as the US’s top scoring ace and remains its’ top scoring jet ace to this day. Nicknamed “Beautious Butch” after McConnell’s wife.
12910 is depicted ready for a Mig Alley sortie with the larger external tanks common later in the war which significantly increased on station time during the Mig Sweep sorties.
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