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The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States' first swept wing fighter that could counter the swept-wing Soviet MiG-15 in high-speed dogfights in the skies of the Korean War (1950–1953), fighting some of the earliest jet-to-jet battles in history. Considered one of the best and most important fighter aircraft in that war, the F-86 is also rated highly in comparison with fighters of other eras. Although it was developed in the late 1940s and was outdated by the end of the 1950s, the Sabre proved versatile and adaptable and continued as a front-line fighter in numerous air forces until the last active operational examples were retired by the Bolivian Air Force in 1994.

Its success led to an extended production run of more than 7,800 aircraft between 1949 and 1956, in the United States, Japan, and Italy. Variants were built in Canada and Australia. The Canadair Sabre added another 1,815 airframes, and the significantly redesigned CAC Sabre (sometimes known as the Avon Sabre or CAC CA-27), had a production run of 112. The Sabre is by far the most-produced Western jet fighter, with total production of all variants at 9,860 units.

• F-86 Sabre - Prototypes
• F-86A Sabre - 47-605 to 49-1339
• F-86D Sabre - 50-455 to 50-733
• F-86D Sabre - 51-2944 to 51-8505
• F-86D Sabre - 52-3598 to 52-10176
• F-86D Sabre - 53-557 to 53-1071
• F-86D Sabre - 53-3675 to 53-4090
• F-86E Sabre - 50-579 to 51-2849
• F-86E-6-CAN Sabre - 52-2833 to 52-2892
• F-86F Sabre - 51-2850 to 51-13510
• F-86F Sabre - 52-4305 to 52-5530
• F-86F Sabre - 53-1072 to 53-1228
• F-86F Sabre - 55-3816 to 55-5117
• F-86F Sabre - 56-2773 to 56-2882
• F-86F Sabre - 57-6338 to 57-6457
• F-86H Sabre - 52-1977 to 52-2124
• F-86H Sabre - 52-5729 to 52-5753
• F-86H Sabre - 53-1229 to 53-1528
• F-86K Sabre - 53-8273 to 53-8322

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