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    Airframe Family: North American P-86/F-86 Sabre / FJ-2/FJ-3/FJ-4 Fury
    Latest Model:F-86F-25-NH Sabre
    Last Military Serial:52-5434 USAF
    Construction Number:196-163
    Latest Owner or Location:Clay County Courthouse, Brazil, Indiana

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-86F-25-NH by North American at Columbus, Ohio, USA.

    1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 52-5434.

    1953

    Transferred to 531st Fighter Bomber Squadron, 21st Fighter Bomber Group, George AFB, CA.

    By 1955

    Transferred to 721st Fighter-Day Squadron, 450th Fighter-Day Wing, Foster AFB, TX.
    Commanders aircraft.

    Circa 1955


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Note the commanders stripes across the fuselage.

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    Loaned to City of Brazil, Brazil, IN.

    Circa 1975

    Placed on display with Clay County Courthouse, Brazil, IN.
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    Markings Applied: FU-434, US AIR FORCE 25434

    24 May 2005


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    By 2019


    Photographer: john christos
    Notes: Came upon this static display. The canopy cracked. The elements have taken a heavy toll.

    By 6 July 2019


    Photographer: john christos
    Notes: Came upon this static display. The canopy cracked. The elements have taken a heavy toll.

    17 May 2023


    Photographer: Luke Carrico
    Notes: Now sporting a more historically accurate paint scheme of the 721st Fighter-Day Squadron, 450th Fighter-Day Wing, Foster AFB, TX, circa 1955.


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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2007 by Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    Forgotten Jets by Nathan Decker
    National Museum of the United States Air Force
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Wings Palette

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield

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