Sabre Pilots Association. Www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/096084.pdf. Www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/032259.pdf. F-86 Sabre Pilot's Flight Operating Manual - United States Air Force. F-86 Sabre Documents & Manuals. Description: The F-86 Sabre (often referred to as the Sabrejet) is best known for its Korean War role where it was pitted against the Soviet MiG-15.
Developed in the late 1940s, the Sabre proved adaptable and continued as a front line fighter in air forces until the last active front line examples were retired by the Bolivian Air Force in 1994. Early variants of the F-86 could not out-turn, but they could out-dive the MiG-15, and the MiG-15 was superior to the early F-86 models in ceiling, acceleration and rate of climb.
With the introduction of the F-86F in 1953, the two aircraft were more closely matched, yet many combat-experienced pilots claiming a marginal superiority for the F-86F. Many of the American pilots were experienced WWII veterans, while the North Koreans and the Chinese lacked combat experience, thus accounting for much of the F-86's success. North American FJ-2 Fury Fighter Aircraft Flight Capabilities - US Navy Training Film. Flight Capabilities of the North American FJ2 Fury (US Navy versdion of the F-86 Sabre jet) 1953. F-86 Jet Fighter / The Fighting 51st - 1950's United States Air Force Documentary. F-86 Pilot "No Sweat" - 1950's United States Air Force Safety / Training Film. "Scratch" takes the F-86 Sabre for a ride. Paul Wood and the North American F86 Saber at the Baraboo Dells Air Show 2010.