ex JD343 Luftwaffe

Is actualy ex Italian F-86K MM53-8305

Fake serial - is ex AMI MM53-8305.

Noted elsewhere as an F-86L. Unsure which is correct. Submarine USS Drum seen in the background.

Pt Mugu QF-86F taxis to runway 21 to depart the 1985 Chino show

Italy received 179 Canadian-built Sabre 4s from 1956. The Lanceri Neri (Black Lancers) aerobatic team flew six of them. Preserved outside the main gate, this is a former RAF machine, XB814 and MM19668. Fake serial MM5321 is worn on the rear fuselage.

This was the final Sabre built by Canadair at Montreal before it ceased production. During its service with the Pakistan Air Force it achieved 6 kills during conflicts with India. Donated to the museum in 1996 and delivered inside a CAF Lockheed C-130. It was previously displayed with PAF markings. The museum was renamed the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada 19 December 2014 and closed its doors 22 October 2018. The historic TCA hangar and original terminal building were sadly demolished to make way for a new maintenance facility. The construction of a new museum building commenced 1 May 2020.

Painted as RCAF 23175 but is actually ex USAF 47-606.

On display next to a Sherman tank in a small parking lot in Fourth Street. The maintenance guy had just started work and the other side was in shadow so I had to just capture it like this.

Aircraft in the colors of the Golden Hawks aerobatic display team, 1959-1963.

Golden Hawks livery and Centenary markings on the tail and a 'Discovery Air' logo on the fuselage.