The Snapshots in Time Collection

North American F-86D 'Sabre Dog' All-Weather Interceptor on Ramp, USAF

North American F-86D 'Sabre Dog' All-Weather Interceptor on Ramp, USAF

This early-1950s USAF jet fighter shows the distinctive elongated nose radome of the F-86D 'Sabre Dog,' an all-weather interceptor variant of the famed F-86 Sabre. Equipped with radar and unguided rockets, the F-86D served with Air Defense Command squadrons tasked with intercepting Soviet bombers during the height of the Cold War. Project: 218215