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No other American jet is as much an icon of the Korean war as the North American F-86 Sabre Jet. America's first swept-wing, the Sabre was enormously successful against its adversaries. Following their replacement in the US inventory, many saw service with a number of nations large and small around the world, making the F-86 an ideal "generic" fighter for use with fictious air forces. Mojo Jets has two restored Sabres available for production projects. These flyable aircraft can be ferried to your location, or filming can be accomplished at the film-industry-friendly Mojave Airport, where the aircraft are based. Please note: These aircraft has been de-militarized, and all weapons systems have been removed or deactivated. (If model depiction and accuracy is important to your project, please read the "Background Information" section below).
The F-86 was one of the most successful jet fighters ever built. It first flew in 1947, but didn't come into its own until the F-86A, E and F series flew and fought in Korea, where they bested the adversary's MiG-15s at a ratio of 10 to 1, with almost 800 MiG kills. The F-86, in a number of different variants, flew with the air forces of over 20 nations large and small. It was built both in the US and in Canada. In the early 80s, many of the surviving Canadian-built aircraft were brought to the US and converted to QF-86E remote-controlled drones, to be used as targets both for testing missles and training fighter pilots. Most that entered the program didn't survive, but a small number at the tail end of the production schedule were not converted, as the QF program switched to the larger F-100 Super Sabre. Mojo's two aircraft were amongst this group, and have both been painstakenly restored to flightworthy condition. Though they are Canadian-built aircraft, they are identical to the F-86E variant, and can easily pose in production work for other variants as well. |
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