F-86 Sabre The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States’ first swept-wing fighter that could counter the swept-wing Soviet MiG-15 in high-speed dogfights in the skies of the Korean War (1950–1953), fighting some of the earliest jet-to-jet battles in history. Considered one of the best and most important fighter aircraft in that war, the F-86 is also rated highly

36 reactions | Let's take a big step back for this one. This is the Planes of Fame Monthly Event for June, 2010, featuring the North American F-86 Sabre. This is another previously unpublished video from the Planes of Fame Video Collection. Planes of Fame Where Warbirds Fly and History Lives www.planesoffame.org | Tom Dozier | Facebook