A Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) Sabre masquerading as North American FJ-3 Fury 136046 on display at Clark Regional Airport, IN. The Avon Sabre is believed to be former RAAF A94-916 that forced landed in a swamp at Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia in 1963. There is still some debate in about the true identity of the aircraft, however.

A94-946 was operated by RAAFs' Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU). This aircraft was used for the Sidewinder trials. The moving flight control surfaces and the nose back from the intake to the windscreen were finished in a dark red colour. On some sites that have photos of A94-946, the captions may read that the surfaces are finished in Day-Glo finish. Realistically it can't be called Day-Glo. The patch that shows a Mirage is a bit of a mystery to me and others.

Gate guardian later moved the RAAF depot at Tottenham in Melbourne. Sold as a source of spares for a privately operated CA27 Sabre.

A94-906 suffered intake damage in 1963. It appears not to have been repaired and was broken up in 1965. Rear fuselage used in the Australian National Aviation Museum's preserved A94-989. RAAF photo.

Scrapped 1966

Scrapped

Seen in the hangar at Narromine the morning after it had served as a backdrop to an expensive black tie dinner at which astronaut Buzz Aldrin entertained the crowd. Delivered to RAAF 21 April '55. To Air Trials Unit, Avalon, for Blue Jay missile trials. Later 76 Sqn., 2 OCU, Marksmen display team, ARDU, 5 OTU, back to 2 OCU. Gate guardian 2 SD Chester Hill, 6 SD Dubbo. Loan to Narromine Air Museum 1995.

Preserved Commonwealth Sabre 30 donated by the RAAF. It is A94-922 but is marked as 'A94-923' and it wears the unit colours and codes of No. 3 Squadron RAAF and a large Sabre.