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North American F-86A Sabre USAF Fighter Jet #295745081
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This United States Air Force F-86A # 48-260 is on display at the Udvar-Hazy Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia. It was originally assigned to the 4th Fighter Interceptor Group at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, in July 1949. It was shipped to Japan in December 1950 with other F-86s of the 4th Group, and flown in Korea. Its combat missions against Russian Mig-15s were flown from Kimpo Air Base near Seoul. It is displayed in the pre-June 1952 markings of the 4th Fighter Wing, the first F-86 unit in Korea.
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