F-86 SABRE/52-4986
Serial #: 52-4986
Construction #: 191-682
Civil Registration:
N188RL
Construction #: 191-682
Civil Registration:
N188RL
Model(s):
F-86F Sabre
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2018
F-86F Sabre
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2018
History:
- Manufactured by North American Aviation, Inglewood, CA, 1953.
- Delivered to U.S. Air Force as 52-4986, 1953.
- Assigned to the 3595th Combat Crew Training Wing/Air Training Command, Nellis AFB, NV, September 13, 1953.
- Transferred to the 3525th Combat Crew Training Wing, Air Training Command, Williams AFB, AZ, May 1956.
- Transferred to the Sacramento Air Material Area, McClellan AFB, CA, March 1958.
- Returned to NAA Inglewood - Overhaul, May 19, 1960.
- Dropped from Inventory as Transfer to MAP, August 1960.
- Delivered to the Argentinian Air Force as C-125, November 19, 1960.
- Assigned to the 1st Grupo (IV Brigada Aerea).
- Withdrawn from use, August 11, 1986
- Coleman Warbird Museum, Coleman, TX, March 6, 1990.
- D.K. Precision Inc, Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 1990-1992.
- Registered as N188RL.
- Michael E. Keenum, Palos Park, IL, June 1992,
- Flew as 24584/MIG Mad Marine, from DuPage Airport, 1995.
- Aileron, Inc., Forest Park, IL, March 5, 1997.
- Warbird Heritage Foundation Inc, Lake Forest, IL, August 2005-2018.
- Flown in USAF Scheme as 24986/FU-986.
Source(s): Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. Federal Aviation Administration. Warbird Heritage Foundation Inc. |
Photo Source(s): David Staffeldt. Dave Hackett. Mark Silvestri Trey Carroll Research Assistance: - |