Australian variant of the North American F-86F Sabre jet using Rolls-Royce engines
CAC Sabre
CAC Sabre
Role
Fighter aircraft
Type of aircraft
National origin
United States / Australia
Manufacturer
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
First flight
3 August 1953
Introduction
1954
Retired
1971 (Royal Australian Air Force) 1982 (Indonesian Air Force)
Primary users
Royal Australian Air Force Indonesian Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force
Produced
1953–1961
Number built
112
Developed from
North American F-86 Sabre
The CAC Sabre, sometimes known as the Avon Sabre or CA-27, is an Australian variant of the North American Aviation F-86F Sabre fighter aircraft. The F-86F was redesigned and built by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC). Equipping five RAAF squadrons, the type saw action in the Malayan Emergency in the late 1950s, and was employed for air defence in Malaysia and Thailand in the 1960s. Ex-RAAF models also saw service with the Royal Malaysian Air Force and the Indonesian Air Force.
The CACSabre, sometimes known as the Avon Sabre or CA-27, is an Australian variant of the North American Aviation F-86F Sabre fighter aircraft. The F-86F...
imprisoned for almost two years. After returning to Australia he converted to CACSabre jets and in December 1961 became a flight commander with No. 75 Squadron;...
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in Malta. From 1958 to 1960, he served with No. 3 Squadron, operating CACSabres during the Malayan Emergency. He took charge of No. 3 Squadron in 1967...
ground-attack operations. The RAAF began introducing the locally-built CACSabre powered by the Rolls-Royce Avon, in 1955, which relegated Meteors to training...
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