List of Sabre and Fury units in the US military

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

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

• 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

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

• on 8 May 1955
• on 4 Jan. 1956, VF-21
• 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
• VMF-451

References

Notes

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