As 8178 of the USAF at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford.

USAF Sabre 8178 at Duxfords Classic Jet & Fighter Display in 1996.

At the Planes of Fame Museum.

This old Sabre sits awaiting restoration at the Planes of Fame museum at Chino. Can anyone help identify her?

This F-86A on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum was assigned to the 4th Fighter Interceptor Group at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, in July 1949. It was shipped to Japan in December 1950 with other F-86s of the 4th Group, and flown in Korea. Most of its combat missions against Mig-15s were flown from Kimpo Air Base near Seoul. It is displayed in the pre-June 1952 markings of the 4th Fighter Wing, the first F-86 unit in Korea.

In reality this is 49-1067 but is on display at the National Museum of the USAF in the markings of the plane flown by Lt. Col. Bruce Hinton of the 4th FG. On 17th December 1950 he became the first F-86 pilot to shoot down a MiG.

Rescued from a scrap yard in 1970, Ben Hall rebuilt former USAF 48-178 using parts from another F-86A and a lot of man-hours. Flying in the UK as G-SABR for over twenty years, the oldest jet still flying returned to the USA in 2014. It was finally able to make an appearance at the EAA Air Adventure in 2017.

F-86A Sabre in Korean War markings. Wears the serial of an aircraft lost in that war. Actually serial 49-1217 c/n 162-211. Displayed at the Planes of Fame early location at Buena Park.

Early production F-86A Sabre preserved at the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum. Fin serial incorrectly painted by the museum - should be '7615' per 1947 period practice.

Exhibited in Korean conflict style markings.

F-86A Sabre of 81 Fighter Interceptor Wing/91st Fighter Interceptor Squadron, based at RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk. Displayed at the RAF Hooton Park, Cheshire, Battle of Britain Day display in 1952. Aircraft now displayed in false marks in Alaska.

Early production F-86A wearing the Korean War era markings of 336 Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 4 FIW.

Seen at the wonderful Airshow Lelystad 2004. This jet, delivered to the USAF in 1949 as 48-178 and serving as such until 1958, was restored to flying condition during the early 1970s by Ben Hall. He also painted it in the Korean War 4th FIW markings it still carries in this photo. Its current owners bought the jet in 1990 (ex N178, N68388), and first flew it on 21 May 1992. By mid 2017 this Sabre was still flying (now as N48178, still in the same markings), as the world's oldest flying jet!