Mistral Warbirds F-86 Sabre in the UK, summer 2025

As you may have noticed, a number of UK air displays have announced the French based Canadair CL-13B (F-86E) Sabre Mk 6 operated by Mistral Warbirds will be attending their events. The aircraft is flown by well known French display pilot, Frédéric Akary. The aircraft will be using IWM Duxford as a temporary base during much of the summer.. Martin Eames photos from the Duxford Flying evening held on 16 August in the setting sunshine and, bottom, some shots from Paris Le Bourget in June where the aircraft was on static display. The aircraft will be flying at the Battle of Britain airshow Duxford on 6-7 September..