Airfix North American F-86F-40 Sabre Plastic Kit 1:48 Military Aviation Model A08110

Price: $47.84
(as of Feb 18,2025 15:01:25 UTC – Details)

Air-to-air fighting would never be the the same after the German Messerschmitt Me 262 became the first jet-powered airplane in WWII. North American Aviation, which produced the North American F-86 Sabre in 1947, responded to the P-51 Mustang manufacturer with a transonic jet fighter aircraft. North American Aviation used the German technology they had seized after World War II to design the swept-back wings jet. They initially tried the P-51D wing designs, but were not happy with the results. With the swept wing design, the aircraft was able to break the sound barrier and going to 671 miles per hour set the first official world speed record on September 15,1948 and saw extensive combat during the Korean War and the Cold War and serving in over 20 nations’ military forces with over 7,800 produced worldwide.Airfix is the oldest UK manufacturer of scale model plastic kits and has been producing kits for the mass market since 1952. Airfix produce a wide range of kits aimed at all types of scale modelers with subjects such as; military aircraft, ships, space, cars, dioramas and military vehicles.
Primary Scheme: North American F-86F-40 Sabre “The Flying Jokers” aerobatic team, No.332 Squadron, Royal Norwegian Air Force, Rygge Air Station, Norway, June 2nd 1962. Secondary Scheme: North American F-86F-40 Sabre, 1st Air Wing of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force in Hamamatsu, Shizouka Prefecture (Japan), December 1975. Kit dimensions: 23.9cm in length x 25cm in width. 156 total pieces. A great plastic model kit for the intermediate or advanced modeler.
Painting and assembly required. Paints and glue need to be purchased separately.
Humbrol paints needed to complete the liveries are listed on the outside of the box.