| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "23053" |
| 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): | 1431 |
| Operator Titles: | Canada - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | Golden Hawks |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Belleville / West Zwick's Island Park [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Photo Date: | 27 March 2015 |
| Photo by: | Kenneth I. Swartz |
| Photo ID: | 430388 |
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This is actually 23641. First flight 5 Jan 1956. Delivered to No. 1 Air Division. With 439 (F) Squadron. To No. 1 (F) OTU RCAF Station Chatham 2 Mar 1961. To Golden Hawks RCAF Station Trenton 14 Mar 1963. Active Reserve No. 6 Repair Depot Detachment Mountain View 11 Mar 1964. Strike off 20 Dec 1966. To Crown Assets Disposal Corp. Sold to City of Belleville ON. Preserved, displayed in Golden Hawks colours. Displayed in West Zwick's Island Park which is on the waterfront in Belleville, Ontario just west of the Belleville Bay Bridge. Belleville is 14 km east of Canadian Forces Base Trenton, a major RCAF base. This photo is copyright © Kenneth I. Swartz, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 January 2022, and has since been viewed 168 times. |