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Iowa City, Iowa: U.S. Air Force Jet

An old Air Force Sabre F-86D jet painted patriotic red, white, and blue sits on multiple poles outside Iowa City's airport.

Address:
1801 S. Riverside Drive, Iowa City, IA
Directions:
At the entrance to Iowa City Airport. On the southbound side of S. Riverside Drive about a mile south of its intersection with US Hwy 6.
Admission:
Free
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Sabre jet.

U.S. Air Force Jet

A retired U.S. Air Force plane near the airport. Good photo op.

[Ashley Craig, 04/25/2014]

It's a Cold War era Sabre F-86D.


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