List of Sabre and Fury units in the US military

Main article: F-86 Sabre

F-86 Sabre in flight.

List of Sabre and Fury units in the US military identifies the military branches and units that used the North American Aviation F-86 Sabre and FJ Fury. Units existed in U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve Command, U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Marine Corps.

USAF F-86 Units

Source: Baugher F-86D

A West Virginia Air National Guard F-86H.

A Tennessee Air Guard F-86D.

Air National Guard Squadrons

• 102d, New York ANG (1957–1959)
• 104th, Massachusetts ANG (1957–1965)
• 111th, Texas ANG (1957–1960)
• 113th, Indiana ANG (1956–1958)
• 120th, Colorado ANG (1960–1961)
• 122d, Louisiana ANG (1957–1960)
• 125th, Oklahoma ANG (1957–1960)
• 127th, 184th Wing Kansas ANG (1958–1961)
• 128th, Georgia ANG (1960–1961)
• 133d, New Hampshire ANG (1958–1960)
• 144th, California ANG (1958–1964)
• 146th, Pennsylvania ANG (1957–1960)
• 147th, Pennsylvania ANG (1958–1961)
• 151st, Tennessee ANG (1957–1960)
• 156th, North Carolina ANG (1959–1960)
• 157th, South Carolina ANG (1958–1960)
• 159th, Florida ANG (1956–1960)
• 163rd, Indiana ANG (1956–1958)
• 173d, Nebraska ANG (1957–1964)
• 181st, Texas ANG (1957–1964)
• 182d, Texas ANG (1957–1960)
• 185th, Oklahoma ANG (1958–1961)
• 186th, Montana ANG (1953–1955)
• 187th, Wyoming ANG (1958–1961)
• 190th, Idaho ANG (1959–1964)
• 191st, Utah ANG (1958–1961)
• 192d, Nevada ANG (1958–1961)
• 194th, California ANG (1958–1965)
• 196th, California ANG (1958–1965)
• 197th, Arizona ANG (1957–1960)
• 198th, Puerto Rico ANG (1958–1960)
• 199th, Hawaii ANG (1958–1961)

Air Force units

Source: Baugher F-86F and F-86E

An F-86F of the 21st Fighter Day Wing at Chambley Air Base.

A 514th FIS F-86D at Ramstein Air Base.

• 1st Fighter-Interceptor Wing—F-86E
• 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing (334th, 335th, 336th Squadrons) – F-86E, F
• 8th Fighter Bomber Wing (35th, 36th, 80th Squadrons) – F-86F
• 18th Fighter Interceptor Wing (12th, 44th, 55th Squadrons) – F-86F
• 21st Fighter Interceptor Wing (92d, 416th, 531st Squadrons) – F-86F
• 33d Fighter Interceptor Wing (58th, 59th, 60th Squadrons) – F-86E
• 36th Fighter Interceptor Wing (23d, 32d, 53d Squadrons) – F-86F
• 48th Fighter Interceptor Wing (492d, 493d, 494th Squadrons) – F-86F
• 50th Fighter Bomber Wing (10th, 81st, 417th Squadrons) – F-86F
• 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing (16th, 25th, 39th Squadrons) – F-86E, F
• 56th Fighter Interceptor Wing (61st, 62nd, 63rd Squadrons) – F-86E
• 58th Fighter Interceptor Wing (69th, 310th, 311th Squadrons) – F-86F
• 81st Fighter Interceptor Wing (78th, 91st, 92d Squadrons) – F-86F
• 312th Fighter Bomber Wing (386th, 387th, 388th Squadrons) – F-86H
• 322d Fighter Interceptor Wing (450th, 451st, 452d Squadrons) – F-86F
• 366th Fighter Interceptor Wing (389th, 390th, 391st Squadrons) – F-86F
• 388th Fighter Interceptor Wing (561st, 562d, 563d Squadrons) – F-86F
• 406th Fighter Interceptor Wing (512th, 513th, 514th Squadrons) – F-86F
• 450th Fighter Interceptor Wing (721st, 722d, 723d Squadrons) – F-86F
• 474th Fighter Interceptor Wing (428th, 429th, 430th Squadrons) – F-86F
• 479th Fighter Interceptor Wing (431st, 434th, 435th Squadrons) – F-86F
• 4th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron – F-86A

US Navy units with FJ Fury

Source: Baugher Fury

VF-173 FJ-3s aboard USS Saratoga c. 1956

FJ-3s of VF-21 aboard USS Ranger in 1957

Atlantic Fleet

• FJ-3: VF-3, VF-33
• VF-173 based at Jacksonville, Florida, Sept. 1954
• FJ-3M: VA-172, VF-12, VF-62, VF-73, VF-84, VF-17.
• FJ-3D2: Guided Missile Squadron TWO / VU-8.

Pacific Fleet

• FJ-3: VF-24, VF-91, VF-154, VF-191, VF-211 Guided Missile Group one- GMGRU-1 Barbers Point, Oahu HI.
• FJ-3M: VF-21, VF-51, VF-121, VF-142, VF-143, VF-211.
• FJ-4B: VA-192, VA-146

Carriers

• USS Bennington on 8 May 1955
• USS Forrestal on 4 Jan. 1956, VF-21
• USS Bon Homme Richard 1957-58

US Marine Corps units with FJ Fury

• VMF-122
• VMF-232
• VMF-235
• VMF-313
• VMF-323
• VMF-333
• VMF-334
• VMF-351

References

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