Canadair CL-13 Sabre Mk6
The F86 SABRE is the first swept wing jet fighter designed and built by North American after World War II. Around 10,000 were eventually manufactured by the company and had been operated by more than 30 Air Forces around the world.
Confrontation between the F86 and the MiG-15 during the Korean conflict is a major episode in the history of air-to-air combat. The F86 kill ratio against MiG-15 during the Korean War was an impressive 10 to 1.
Our aircraft is Canadair CL-13 Sabre Mk6 (sn S6-1675), the very last specimen of the 655 produced by Canadair, powered by an ORENDA 14 jet engine of 7,400 lbs of thrust — the most powerful and last of the ORENDA engine lineage.
The Sabre MK6 is known to be the best of all 16 types produced among the 10,000 built, showing the best high altitude and low speed performance due to reintroduced wing leading edge slats.
Our Sabre was built for the German Air Force and began its 20-year service in Germany.
After two decades of service, the aircraft was transferred to the USA at Flight System Inc.
The Sabre joins our fleet and becomes the only airworthy F86 flying in Europe.
The F86 had flown in 11 European Air Forces, making it one of the most widely operated fighters on the continent.
Book Europe's only flying F86 Sabre for your next airshow.