| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | FAC2023 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | North American F-86 Sabre |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Canadair CL-13 Sabre |
| Aircraft Version: | Canadair CL-13B Sabre 6 |
| C/n (msn): | 1455 |
| Operator Titles: | Colombia - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Bogotá - El Dorado InternationalMap |
| Country: | Colombia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: SKBO IATA: BOG Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Museo Aeroespacial Colombiano - Bogotá |
| Photo Date: | 3 July 2008 |
| Photo by: | Wim Sonneveld |
| Photo ID: | 665966 |
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Six Canadian-built Sabre 6 were delivered to Colombia on 8 June 1956. They served till 1967, when the last two survivors were retired, four others had crashed. The Sabre was the first jet fighter operated by the Colombian air force. Both survivors still exist today, this FAC2023 and FAC2024 which is at Cali. This photo is copyright © Wim Sonneveld, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 March 2024, and has since been viewed 155 times. |