In December 1950, the first F-86 Sabre unit arrived to Korean theater. It was the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing and it operated from Kimpo airfield near Seoul, South Korea. Previous air superiority of ...

The furious pace of cold war weapons development ensured the North American F-86 Sabre burned briefly but brightly, ceasing production at the end of 1956, just nine years after George Welch’s ...

Above the skies of the Korean Peninsula, the F-86 Sabre formed one part of an epic aerial rivalry—against the MiG-15, the Soviet Union’s first mass-produced jet. If asked to name the most ...

The Sabre became famous in the Korean War (1950-1953), where it faced off against Soviet-made MiG-15 jet fighters. It should ...

The F-86 Sabre, or SabreJet, is one of the cornerstones ... While the F-86's operational days came to an end long ago, the jet has found its home with the Air Force Heritage Flight, performing ...