These walk-around photos were taken at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California in 2017, where the aircraft is displayed in the Jet & Air Racers hangar. They show a North American F-86F Sabre, civil registration NX186AM, actual USAF serial 52-5012, painted to represent "Jolley Roger" — the mount of Captain Clifford D. Jolley, one of the Korean War's most decorated fighter pilots.
The F-86 Sabre was America's answer to the swept-wing jet age, developed from German wartime aerodynamic research and entering service in 1949. It became the primary US fighter during the Korean War, where it met the Soviet-built MiG-15 in the world's first large-scale jet-versus-jet air combat. The F-86F was the definitive day fighter variant, featuring a new "6-3" wing with extended chord and no leading edge slats, giving superior high-speed manoeuvrability. Of 2,239 F-86Fs built, 39 of the war's 40 American aces flew the Sabre.
Captain Clifford D. Jolley scored seven aerial victories flying with the 335th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron of the 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing — making him the first Air National Guard ace of the Korean War. The aircraft on display is painted in his distinctive yellow and black markings as a tribute to that service. The actual airframe, 52-5012, was delivered to Nellis Air Force Base in November 1953 for pilot training before being transferred to the Argentine Air Force in 1960 as C-127, where it served for 26 years before joining the Planes of Fame collection.