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2 unusual facts about Canadair Sabre


Fort Macleod, Alberta

On August 27, 1956, while an RCAF squadron leader and a Flight Lieutenant were attempting to set a speed record in an F-86 and flying over Fort Macleod, a stationary object in the sky was observed.

Naiyyum Choudhury

On his active supervision, a shipping of Sabre Jet spare parts for Chittagong, East Pakistan, was cancelled.


Sound barrier

Jackie Cochran was the first woman to break the sound barrier on May 18, 1953, in a Canadair Sabre, with Yeager as her wingman.


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