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In September that year, the first Australian-built Sabre jet fighter was delivered.
The first Australian-built CAC Sabre was not delivered in September 1953. Air Force history dates the first handover to 30 August 1954.
Full reasoning
This sentence follows the article's discussion of events in 1953, so "that year" refers to 1953. But the Royal Australian Air Force's own history says the first Australian-built Sabre was handed over at Laverton on 30 August 1954, not in September 1953. An official Air Power Development Centre publication also states that the first of the 112 Sabres was handed over to the RAAF on 30 August 1954. So the article is off by about a year on the delivery date.
2 sources
- Introduction of the Sabre Aircraft | Air Force
30 Aug 1954 — The first version of the F-86 Sabre produced by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, the CA-27 Sabre 30, was handed over to the Air Force at a formal ceremony at Laverton.
- Pathfinder Collection Volume 7 | Air Power Development Centre
The first of an eventual 112 aircraft was handed over to the RAAF on 30 August 1954 and the last on 4 August 1961.