North American F-86 Sabre
F-86A s/n 49-1148
10 MAR 52
5 miles southwest of Patten ME

Piece of fuselage skin from cockpit area 70 yards from crater.
Main landing gear wheel.
Section of starboard outboard wing near crater.
Port drop tank driven into ground near crater.
Port wing. (Aircraft hit at 70%+ angle at or near limiting mach, starboard wing down, port wing snapped off and whipped into ground here)
Rudder with the 74th FIS colors and white star.
Starboard drop tank in bottom of crater.
Engine.
MAHS memorial. The crater, blown into solid ledge, runs from right to top center, just behind the cross. Leading edge slat in foreground.
Memorial close up.

Crash Report Excerpts

Crash Report Photos

Engine impacted in the snow from uphill toward the crater.
A section of cockpit floor impaled adjacent to the crater. This is still at the crash site today.
Engine impacted in the snow from down hill.
A cluster of wiring hanging in a tree. This is still at the crash site today.