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F-86 Sabre, First Swept-Wing Fighter, 1950s
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Title:
F-86 Sabre, First Swept-Wing Fighter, 1950s
Caption:
The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States' first swept wing fighter. The F-86 Sabre made its initial flight Ocober 1, 1947. On September 15, 1948, an F-86A set a then-world speed record of 670.9 mph. As a day fighter, the airplane saw service in Korea in three successive series (F-86A, E, and F) where it engaged the Russian-built MiG-15. By the end of hostilities, it had shot down 792 MiGs at a loss of only 76 Sabres, a victory ratio of 10 to 1. The Sabre was by far the most-produced Western jet fighter, with total production of all variants at 9,860 units.
Category:
black & white • History: Modern • TRANSPORTATION
Credit:
Album / Science Source / U.S. Air Force
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Image size:
4200 x 3311 px | 39.8 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 28.0 cm | 14.0 x 11.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1950S • 20 20TH XX XXTH TWENTIETH CENTURY • 20 XX TWENTIETH CENTURY • 20TH CENTURY • 20TH • AERONAUT • AERONAUTICAL • AERONAUTICS • AEROPLANE • AIR FORCE • AIR TRAFFIC • AIRCRAFT • AIRFORCE • AIRPLANE • AIR_FORCE • AMERICA • AMERICAN • AVIATION • BLACK & WHITE • BW • COMBAT AIRCRAFT • DAY FIGHTER • F-86 SABRE • F-86 • FIGHTER AIRCRAFT • FIGHTER • FIRST SWEPT WING FIGHTER • FIRST SWEPT-WING FIGHTER • FLIGHT • FLYING • HIGH-SPEED DOGFIGHTS • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • HISTORY: MODERN • JET • KOREAN WAR • LUFTWAFFE • MILITARY AIRCRAFT • MILITARY • NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION F-86 SABRE • NORTH AMERICAN F-86 SABRE • PHOTO • PHOTOGRAPH • PLANE • SABRE • SABREJET • SCIENCE • SWEPT WING • SWEPT-WING • TECHNOLOGICAL • TECHNOLOGY • TRANSONIC • TRANSPORT • TRANSPORTATION • TWENTIETH CENTURY • UNITED STATES • US • USA
