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The North American F-86 Sabre was L without question one of the greates fighter aircraft of all time, ranking right up there with such aircraft as the Fokker D.VII, the Sopwith Camel, the Supermarine Spitfire, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the Focke Wulf Fw 190, the Mitsubishi Zero, and the North American P-51 Mustang.

It first entered service with the USAAF in 1949 and was instrumental in denying air superiority to the Communist forces during the Korean War. After the Korean War ended, many Sabres entered service with dozens of foreign air arms, becoming the primary fighter equipment of many Allied nations. It was built under license in Canada, Japan, Italy, and Australia. Its service was so long-lived that the last operational F-86 was not withdrawn from service until 1993, which must be some sort of record for a combat aircraft. Its success led to an extended production run of more than 7,800 aircraft between 1949 and 1956, in the United States, Japan, and Italy. Variants were built in Canada and Australia. The Canadair Sabre added another 1,815 aircraft and the significantly redesigned CAC Sabre (sometimes known as the Avon Sabre or CAC CA-27), had a production run of 112. The Sabre is by far the most-produced Western jet fighter, with a total production of all variants at 9,860 units. In addition, 738 carrier-modified versions were purchased by the US Navy as FJ-2 and -3 Fury.

As the 'Real to Replica' title suggests there is also a section on how to model the F-86 in popular scales, making this book an ideal source for both the enthusiast and scale modeller alike.

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