The Only City in Michigan to Host the United States Air Force Thunderbirds!

The F-86 is without a doubt one of the most amazing & beautiful ex-military jet aircraft in the world....and one will be in Battle Creek this summer.

The F-86 was designed in the 1940s as a sub-sonic jet fighter for the United States Air Force and it first entered service in 1949. The F-86 saw action and became the primary U.S. air combat fighter in the Korean War. Various models were produced in day fighter, fighter-bomber, and all-weather interceptor configurations with a variety of armaments. U.S. production of the Sabre ended in December, 1956.

The F-86's principal counterpart in the war was the Mikoyan-Gurevich MIG-15 "Fagot".

The Warbird Heritage Foundations F-86-F-30 (S/N 52-4986) first entered service in 1955 at Warner-Robins Air Force Base. It was in service until 1960 before becoming a member of the military in Argentina (where it was retired in 1986 and brought back to the United States in 1990)

The Warbird Heritage Foundation acquired the bird in August of 2005.

Don't miss Paul Wood's TERRIFIC performance in this AMAZING aircraft.

http://www.warbirdheritagefoundation.com/WHF_AC_F86_0_Specs.html