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F-86F Sabre N86FR S/N 52-4959 has hit the market.
The aircraft was originally manufactured in 1952 and delivered to FA Argentina as C-109 in 1960. It was recovered and assembled in Coleman, Texas in 1989 and received its airworthiness certification a year later. The machine is currently flown as FU-201/S/N 31201.
The airframe has reportedly amassed 4417.4 total hrs, while the GE J-47-GE-2 engine has 402 hrs since major overhaul. The aircraft is equipped with two 120 gallon wing aux tanks, a smoke system, strobe lights, ELT, as well as an avionics package.
The F-86 is currently located at the Valiant Air Command Museum in Titusville, Florida and is being offered for $475,000. Click here to check out the full listing.
(Top Photo: Valder137 via Wikimedia Commons Additional Information via Warbird Registry)
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