North American F-86F-35NA serial 52-5242, FAP serial 5316, of Esquadra 51 "Falcões" (Falcons), based at BA5 (Base Aérea Nº 5), Monte Real, Portugal.
Esq. 51 flew the Sabre well into the 1980s, the aircraft were initially finished in natural metal before being painted in light grey, with only the tail pipe and gun blast panels remaining in natural metal.