Recognizing the Me 262 as a true threat to American bombers, North American Aviation began building its own jet-powered fighter for the United States. In this case, work began on the F-86 Sabre.

The F-86 Sabre, or SabreJet, is one of the cornerstones ... While the F-86's operational days came to an end long ago, the jet has found its home with the Air Force Heritage Flight, performing ...

Based off of German WWII jet designs, the F-86 Sabre would compete against the near-equally matched MiG-15 over the ...