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Navy QF-86H
(left) in SEA colours (FS 30219, FS 34079 and FS 34102 uppers with
FS 36622 undersides). Insignia red and insignia white trim. 37th FIS
F-86D (right) has FS 34087 anti-dazzle panel and black radome. Note
Arctic conspicuity wing tips in FS 31136 insignia red.
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FS Number |
Colour |
Applicable to |
Model colour |
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| FS 15042 |
sea blue |
FJ-1 and FJ-2 overall to July 1955 |
Humbrol 15, Testor 1717 |
| FS 16081 |
engine gray |
FJ-3 and FJ-4 missile control aircraft
fuselage |
Testor 1791 |
| FS 17038 |
matt black |
cockpit interiors 1947-53 including
seat + instrument panels. FJ Fury anti-dazzle panels |
Humbrol 33, Testor 1749 |
| FS 17875 |
insignia white |
F-86 insignias. FJ-3 and FJ-4 undersides
July 1955 on. FJ Fury wheel wells 1955 on. Inner surfaces of FJ
Fury landing gear doors from 1956. |
Humbrol 35, Testor 1745 |
| FS 22246 |
international orange |
FJ-2 and FJ-3 'split' Navy reserve
colour scheme to October 1958 |
(reddish orange - NOT a fluorescent
colour). Slightly lighter than FS 12197, Testor 2022 |
| FS 28913 |
fluorescent red orange |
F-86 test colours, high-visibility
USAF, ANG and Navy. Arctic conspicuity markings. Navy reserve 'spilt'
colour scheme. 1958-60. Tail fin of FJ-3 and FJ-4 missile control
aircraft from August 1959. |
Humbrol 209, Testor 2041 |
| FS 28915 |
fluorescent orange |
F-86 test colours, high-visibility
USAF, ANG and Navy. Arctic conspicuity markings.March 1960 onwards |
Humbrol 193, Testor 1775 |
| FS 30219 |
dark tan |
F-86H in SEA scheme |
Humbrol 63, Testor 1742 |
| FS 31136 |
insignia red (USN bright red) |
F-86 walkways, insignias, turbine
warning stripes. Arctic conspicuity markings 1947 to 1958. Wing
bands and rudder of USN FJ-3 and FJ-4 missile control aircraft to
1959. FJ Fury speed brake interior. |
Humbrol 153, Testor 1705 |
| FS 33538 |
insignia yellow (USN orange yellow |
F-86 insignias, F-86E-F Korean War
stripes. Wings, tail fin and tail planes of Navy FJ-3 and FJ-4 missile
control aircraft. (tail fin colour changed to FS 28913 August 1959) |
Humbrol 154, Testor 1708 |
| FS 34079 |
dark green |
F-86H in SEA colour scheme |
Humbrol 116, Testor 1710 |
| FS 34087 |
green |
F-86D/K/L anti-dazzle panel |
Humbrol 155 |
| FS 34102 |
medium green |
F-86H in SEA colour scheme |
Humbrol 117, Testor 1713 |
| FS 34151 |
interior green |
F-86 wheel wells and speed brake
well interior. Also some F-86 speed brake inner surfaces. FJ Fury
wheel wells to 1955 |
Humbrol 158, Testor 1715 |
| FS 35044 |
insignia blue |
F-86 insignias, some lettering |
Humbrol 189, Testor 1719 |
| FS 36231 |
dark gull gray |
cockpit interiors 53 onwards. (instrument
panels remain black) |
Humbrol 140, Testor 1740 |
| FS 36440 |
light gull gray |
FJ-3 and 4 upper surfaces July 1955
on. |
Humbrol 129, Testor 1730 |
| FS 36622 |
camouflage gray |
F-86H underside, SEA colours |
Humbrol 28, Testor 1733 |
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aluminized lacquer |
applied to F-86L undersurfaces late
50s to prevent corrosion from rocket firing. Also overall finish
on some ADC, ANG F-86H and F-86L |
glossy greyish aluminium colour |
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silver |
F-86 gun bays, undercarriage doors |
Humbrol 11, Testor 1781 |
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zinc chromate (primer) |
FJ Fury landing gear doors to 1956 |
Humbrol 81, Testor 1749 |
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pale gray |
F-86A & E fibreglass areas (intake,
wing tips, wing trailing edge fillets, fin fillet) |
similar to ADC gray FS 16473, Humbrol
146, Testor 1731 |
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Corogard |
silver lacquer anti-erosion finish
applied to FJ Fury leading edges |
Testor 1790 |
Cockpit Colours:
This has been the subject of much debate
of late, but from photographic evidence, it looks that the change
from all-black cockpits to black instrument panels with gray surrounds/seat
was thus:
F-86A, F-86E, Canadair Sabre 1, 2, 3 and 4 - all delivered with black
cockpits.
F-86F: Inglewood-built F-86Fs changed to black/gray in production
circa 52-4500 (the 196th F-86F-30). As far as the Columbus-built examples
go, they weren't all black/gray, but I think most were, and the change
seems to have been around about 51-13400 (231st F-86F-25).
Canadair seems to have made the change about the same time as it began
delivering camouflaged Sabre 5s - some time between s/n 23200 (natural
metal with black cockpit) and 23400 (camouflage with black/gray cockpit).
All F-86Hs seem to have had the black/gray cockpit, including the
prototypes.
F-86D: The change to gray/black cockpit was made in production around
the first FY 51- examples.
F-86K: All were gray/black, including the prototypes.
CAC Sabres: All were delivered in gray/black, including the prototype.
FJ Fury: Gray/black cockpit introduced with first FJ-2.
Taken together, the change for NAA seems to have been made in production
around the fall of 1952 (Inglewood) and around the beginning of 1953
(Columbus).
For Canadair it would be on the production line circa the beginning
of 1954.
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