In 1961, 5361 was one of eight F-86F's from Esquadra 51 deployed to Bissalanca Air Base in Bissau to counter independentist forces during the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence. In 1964 the surviving Sabres returned to Portugal.
Plane F-86F-30 NA Sabre belonging to Cruz del Sur (Southern Cross) aerobatic team. The plane had the name GAMMA star, a star inside Southern Cross constellation. The aerobatic team had six planes.