BIRMINGHAM AL- A large crowd of Banks High
School alumni gathered outdoors at the Southern Museum of Flight to see the
culmination of a 6 year restoration of their mascot. The F-86D/L was dedicated
along with a Banks Jet Monument during a program on Saturday. Alumni, friends
and volunters raised the funds and spearheaded the effort to save their mascot.
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-The newly restored F86 D/L Sabre Dog and the Banks Jet Monument is on display in front of the
Southern Museum of Flight. ALAV image -
A plaque on the front of the unique monument tells a 40 year history of the Jet as a high school mascot and on the back, military history from 1954 to 1961. The 106th Tactical Recon Squadron (ANG) in Birmingham, Alabama last flew the F86 before it was donated to the school in 1961. B Meyer
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Connie Logan, Banks HS Class of '74 and Susan Shaw, Banks HS Class of '75 attend the dedication.
-The newly restored F86 D/L Sabre Dog and the Banks Jet Monument is on display in front of the
Southern Museum of Flight. ALAV image -
A plaque on the front of the unique monument tells a 40 year history of the Jet as a high school mascot and on the back, military history from 1954 to 1961. The 106th Tactical Recon Squadron (ANG) in Birmingham, Alabama last flew the F86 before it was donated to the school in 1961. B Meyer
Connie Logan, Banks HS Class of '74 and Susan Shaw, Banks HS Class of '75 attend the dedication.