Aircraft Photo of 352 | Canadair CL-13B Sabre 6 | South Africa - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	352
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):	1461
Operator Titles:	South Africa - Air Force

Location
City / Airport:	Mojave - Air and Space PortMap
Region / Country:	California, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: KMHV IATA: MHV Local: MHV Other: -

Photo Date:	April 1988
Photo from:	Kjell O Granlund Collection
Photo ID:	418322

Photo Comment
Flight Systems bought nine SAAF Sabres for conversion to drones. However, only one was converted to QF-86 standard. This 352 was one of the eight not converted and has been flying the air show circuit as N186FS and NX1F. This airframe holds the distinction of being the first aircraft to break the sound barrier over South Africa. On 21 September 1956 Captain J Inglesby of 1 Sqd took 352 into a supersonic dive over AFB Waterkloof. This photo was added on 5 December 2021, and has since been viewed 2576 times.

Photo Comment

Flight Systems bought nine SAAF Sabres for conversion to drones. However, only one was converted to QF-86 standard. This 352 was one of the eight not converted and has been flying the air show circuit as N186FS and NX1F. This airframe holds the distinction of being the first aircraft to break the sound barrier over South Africa. On 21 September 1956 Captain J Inglesby of 1 Sqd took 352 into a supersonic dive over AFB Waterkloof.

This photo was added on 5 December 2021, and has since been viewed 2576 times.

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