North American
F-86 Sabre
F-86A s/n 49-1148
10 MAR 52
5 miles southwest of Patten ME
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Piece of fuselage skin from cockpit area 70 yards from crater. | Main landing gear wheel. |
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Section of starboard outboard wing near crater. | Port drop tank driven into ground near crater. |
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Port wing. (Aircraft hit at 70%+ angle at or near limiting mach, starboard wing down, port wing snapped off and whipped into ground here) | Rudder with the 74th FIS colors and white star. |
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Starboard drop tank in bottom of crater. | Engine. |
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MAHS memorial. The crater, blown into solid ledge, runs from right to top center, just behind the cross. Leading edge slat in foreground. | Memorial close up. |
AAIR