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Another from the Col.

Hi All,



The Good Col. here stopped by the VFW in Ellicot City to get some shots of the H model they have.



As you can see it's in decent condition they have it fence off and it's off the ground. Not sure about the paint I think it's the 76 but not sure. The plane is gutted and there are few dings around the nose section and the leading edge of the right wing has a nice dent in it. Some surface Corrosion but nothing that can't be fixed. It does need to be washed.



Mike if you are reading this the F-86 that might be at Hyde Field in Clinton Maryland isn't there nor have they ever had a F-86 on the airport. I spoke with the Airport Manger who has been at the Airport for 35 Years.

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nice looking bird. But I thought the H models all had 4 20's in the nose or is that 'creative license'?

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Don't make me go get my flying monkeys-

The early F-86H Sabres were fitted with 6 .50 cal. guns. If this is an H model then this is a very rare aircraft I would think.

Thanx Keith!
One more thing to add to my compost heap of information-

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Looks like 52-2044 had 6x.50s vs M39s too. I had previously thought all H models had 20s too, thanks for the education.

Gary

It looks to be an F-86H-1-NA by its serial number.

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Cheers!

Lance Jones

Thanks. I updated the dossier...
Aerial Visuals - Location Dossier - Hyde Field



It is...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - North American F-86H-1-NA Sabre, s/n 52-2048 USAF, c/n 187-74
...and it is located here...
Aerial Visuals - Location Dossier - Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 7472


Mike

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