Sixty F-86Ks delivered to France in 1957 to two Squadrons, 1/13 "Artois" and 2/13 "Alpes", flew the Sabres at Colmar-Meyenheim until 1962 when re-equipped with the Mirage III. 13-PI now preserved at "Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace" Paris, Le Bourget