North American F-86 Sabre
The Sabrejet
“America's first swept wing.”
North American Aviation · military
The Sabre was the United States' first swept-wing fighter, shaped by aerodynamics research captured from Germany and proven against the MiG-15 over Korea's MiG Alley in the first jet-versus-jet battles. It became the most-produced Western jet fighter ever — 9,860 built across five countries. A silver Sabre at an airshow is the first jet age, still alive.
9,860 Sabres were built in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and Italy — the most-produced Western jet fighter in history.
Swept wings, a round nose intake like an open mouth, and a bubble canopy. Most survivors wear polished silver, many with yellow Korean War ID bands.
One might be overhead right now.
Bogey turns the The Sabrejet from a dot in the sky into a card in your logbook.
