Aircraft Photo of MM53-8297 | North American F-86K Sabre | Italy - Air Force | AirHistory.net #655593
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:MM53-8297
Military Code:51-60
Aircraft Original Type:North American F-86 Sabre
Aircraft Generic Type:North American F-86 Sabre
Aircraft Version:North American F-86K Sabre
C/n (msn):207-25
Operator Titles:Italy - Air Force
Location
City / Area:La Cerbaiola / Parco Aviazione [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:Italy
Collection:Parco Tematico dell'Aviazione
 
Photo Date:6 July 2011
Photo by:Arjun Sarup
Photo ID: 655593
Photo Comment

On display at Parco Tematico dell'Aviazione near Rimini. The F-86K was the simplified export version of the F-86D with a quartet of 20mm M-24A1 cannon. In place of the Hughes E-4 fire-control system, a new MG-4 system was fitted to work in conjunction with the AN/APG-37 nose radar. A licence agreement was reached with FIAT under the NA-207 contract and the first FIAT-assembled 'K' flew in 1955. The F-86K started to equip the Aeronautica Militaire Italiana in numbers, starting with 1 Stormo at Istrana. The last AMI F-86K flew in 1973 after units converted to the Starfighter.

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