F-86 and 84(?) Panels

Thank you Sabrejet.

So the only question remaining is whether these two white painted parts are from F-84 or something else ?

They are slightly different with one being ca. 1cm longer than the other.

Any F-84 experts out there ?

Sounds sensible. In that case I’d go so far as to say it’s from an F-86H-1 since most of the ex-MA ANG F-86H airframes at Socorro were of this sub-type.

Sabrejet the part number is from the reinforcer at the rear and may be specific to the sub assembly.

On identity – I bought it from a man who says the following on identity:

My guess is they came off a F-86h from the Sorocco New Mexico aircraft boneyard. The mining institute there bought pretty much all of the MASS ANG F-86Hs.

Brian,

My apologies: I should have properly read your email rather than just looking at the PNs. It is indeed an NAA fin fillet, but not necessarily from F-86H. The first Parts Catalog image below is for F-86H, which lists LH/RH as PN 187-25006-1 and -2, respectively:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]245181[/ATTACH]

Though not listed, I’d guess -12 to be part of the -2 Assembly (it would be on the drawing for this part but not in IPC). BUT:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]245182[/ATTACH]

This second image is from a 1956-revision FJ-3/3M Fury IPC (AN 01-60JKC-4), and so it’s possible that it’s also from FJ-3 or FJ-3M Fury. Any history on this part?

Brian,

Not F-86 for sure: NAA PNs (of which these would be, being airframe parts) would begin with a 3-digit such as 151-. or 170- etc.

The part numbers and stamps on the F-86 tail part confirming it as F-86H

On the back of the two panels I have found printed on one 574 and stamped on the other 585 which I suspect are the aircraft serial numbers.

The only stamps are the part numbers and three types of inspection stamp.

1. SW over 5 ; SW over 6
2. a number in a double circle e.g. 68
3. The 3T in an oval shown in the image above.

Nothing definitive.

But 574 and 585 were the numbers of F-84B’s and this is an image of the wing fillets of an 84C

http://data3.primeportal.net/hangar/bruce_craig/f-84c-16-re_47-1595/images/f-84c-16-re_47-1595_61_of_75.jpg

Thank you Sabrejet.

So with the canopy being Scimitar and two of these three not being F-86 my batting average is low (such are the perils of acquiring unknown parts).

Thanks for all your help.

Brian,

Not F-86 for sure: NAA PNs (of which these would be, being airframe parts) would begin with a 3-digit such as 151-. or 170- etc.