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    Airframe Family: North American P-86/F-86 Sabre / FJ-2/FJ-3/FJ-4 Fury
    Latest Model:Sabre 5
    Last Military Serial:23060 RCAF
    Construction Number:0850
    Latest Owner or Location:Army, Navy amp; Air Force Veterans Association, Sidney, Victoria, British Columbia

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Sabre 5 by Canadair at Montreal, QC.

    27 November 1953

    First flight.

    4 January 1954

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 23060.

    From 1956 to 1958

    Transferred to ADC, 443 Squadron, Sea Island.

    Transferred to 1 (F) OTU, Chatham.

    Transferred to No 1 Air Div.

    Transferred to 1 (F) Sabre Transition Unit, Chatham.

    19 October 1967

    Struck off Strength/Charge.

    To Royal Roads Military University, Hatley Park, Colwood, BC.
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    From Circa 1970 to Circa 1976

    To Army, Navy Air Force Veterans Association, Sidney, Victoria, BC.
    Moved to Sidney for display.
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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    Canadian Military Aircraft - Serials and Photographs by J. A. Griffin
    The Canadair Sabre by Larry Milberry
    World Military Out of Service 2008 by Andy Marden

    Individual Contributors
    Mike Henniger

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