F-86A-5 Sabre Collectible Airplane

F-86A-5 Sabre - Lt. Joseph E. Fields. Joe Fields' F-86 wore perhaps the largest shark's mouth seen on a Sabre during the Korean War. Sharks' mouths had been popular on F-80s and F-51s early in the war, but were removed in deference to local sensibilities, with a fear that pilots of aircraft which crash-landed wearing such a devilish markings might receive an unfriendly reception. This aircraft survived the was and later served with the 123rd FIS, based at Portland International Airport, Oregon.