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The F-86, the USAF's first swept-wing jet fighter, first flew in 1947.
Originally designed as a high-altitude day-fighter, it was subsequently
redesigned into an all-weather interceptor (F-86D also known as the Dog
Sabre) and a fighter-bomber (F-86H).
As a day fighter, the airplane saw service in Korea where it engaged the
Russian-built MiG-15. By the end of hostilities, it had shot down 792
MiGs at a loss of only 76 Sabres, a victory ratio of 10 to 1.
More than 5,500 Sabre day-fighters were built in the U.S. and Canada. The
airplane was also used by the air forces of 20 other nations, including West
Germany, Japan, Spain, Britain, and Australia. The U.S. Navy flew a
modified F-86 designated the FJ-2 Fury.
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