CAC Sabre

CAC Sabre
CAC Sabre
Role	Fighter aircraft Type of aircraft
National origin	United States / Australia
Manufacturer	Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
First flight	3 August 1953
Introduction	1954
Retired	1971 (Royal Australian Air Force) 1982 (Indonesian Air Force)
Primary users	Royal Australian Air Force Indonesian Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force
Produced	1953–1961
Number built	112
Developed from	North American F-86 Sabre

The CAC Sabre, sometimes known as the Avon Sabre or CA-27, is an Australian variant of the North American Aviation F-86F Sabre fighter aircraft. The F-86F was redesigned and built by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC). Equipping five Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) squadrons, the type saw action in the Malayan Emergency in the late 1950s and was employed for air defence in Malaysia and Thailand in the 1960s. Ex-RAAF models also saw service with the Royal Malaysian Air Force and the Indonesian Air Force.