F-86H "Cindee Lind 9", the mount of Lt Col
David "Snapper" McCallister,
Tail No. 53-1296.

142nd Tactical Fighter Squadron Delaware Air National Guard F-86H Aircraft, Pilots, Crews  
Compiled by Ed Blackburn                      

Aircraft               Assigned        Assigned           Remarks
Tail Number       Pilot                Crew Chief


52-5737      Richard Murphy    Ed Eicholz              Display Burlington NJ Veteran's Park, ex-Florence SC Display

52-5744      Joe Pogue             Jim Gestwicki        QF-86H Drone US Navy Shot down 24 Jan 1979

52-5746      Art Gorman           George Horchler    QF-86H Drone US Navy

52-5747      Joe Cael                Ray Whitzel           Navy Aggressor F-86H On display Langley AFB painted as     
                                                                              53-1483

53-1249      Bob Ward              Ron Hill                 Sorocco New Mexico Blue Canyon Site Institute of Mining and
                                                                              Technology, still extant

53-1250      Jack Taylor            Dick Harada          Eaden Prairie Minn, Flying Cloud Airport replaced 53-1377     
                                                                              ex Lakeburg Miss

53-1253      Dick Simon            Tucker Pierce         Display Jamestown North Dakota

53-1255      Walt Hannum        Jack Weber            Fort Lauderdale Broward Community College under                
                                                                               restoration at Homestead AFB

53-1269      Jerry Luce             Armand Piazza        Jan 1969 Dropped from inventory as surplus

53-1272      Paul Lukens          Don Galbraith        Display Harlem New York 118th St. & 5th Ave.

53-1273     Carl Lewis              Bob Garvey           March 1965 Dropped from inventory as surplus

53-1296     David McCallister   Bill Jackson            On Display at New Castle Apt (restoration at Georgetwon DE)

53-1301     Red White Col Bart Ernie Antes          Jan 1969 Dropped from inventory as surplus
               (AF Advisor)

53-1309     Bob White              Paul Lane              Nov 1963 Dropped from inventory due to flying accident

53-1352     Jay Tethers            Vito Amoroso         Wright Pattereson AFB Museum skin removed to reveal          
                                                                               internals

53-1354     Stan Hopperstead  Ed Betley               Jan 1970 Dropped from inventory as surplus

53-1359     Gordon I. Scott       Ed Blackburn        Display Argyle Wisconsin

53-1360     Bob Floyd               Newt Brackin         Jan 1969 Dropped from inventory as surplus

53-1370     Ernie Bosetti          Townsend Johnston   On display outside Sheriffs Office Goldsboro NC

53-1372     Lee Casey             Bob Hill                   On display Hettinger ND

53-1377     Bill Hutchison         Dick Harada            W/O Destroyed Dover AFB, Engine failure

53-1402     Bill Hutchison         Joe Jenicke            NAW Aggressor USN QF-86 H Drone shot down 16                
                  Jack Taylor                                           Dec 1977

53-1410     Mike Rzucidlo         C.T. Lee                Sorocco New Mexico Blue Canyon Site Institute of Mining       
                                                                               and Technology,

53-1501     John Schobelock    John Quigley        On Display, Mid America Air Museum Liberal KS

53-1514     James P. Scott       Walbert McCoy     Navy Aggressor F-86H USN QF-86H shot down 16 Dec 1977

53-1524     Frank Wooten        Paul Shotwell         Sorocco New Mexico Runway Site, Institute of Mining and       
                                                                               Technology


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NORTH AMERICAN F-86H SABRE JET

The F-86H, perfected after the signing of the Korean Armistice, represented the practical application of
knowledge gained from the thousands of combat missions flown by its predecessors, the F-86A, E, and F.
Intended primarily for use as a fighter-bomber, it was larger and heavier than the A, E, and F series, and had
better all-around performance.

The airplane was produced from late 1953 to August 1955, with more than 450 being built. It was never used in
combat, but it provided the USAF with a formidable fighter-bomber aircraft until the advent of the supersonic
F-100.

Number built/Converted:475  

SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 39 ft. 1 in.
Length: 38 ft. 10 in.
Height: 14 ft. 11 in.
Weight: 18,683 lbs. loaded

Armament: Four M-39 20mm cannon (Blocks 5 and 10, last 360 aircraft built) or six .50-cal. machine guns
(Block 1, 113 aircraft built); eight 5 in. rockets, 2,000 lbs. of bombs, or nuclear weapon.
Note: first two F-86Hs had no armament

Engine: One General Electric J73-GE-3E turbojet of 9,070 lbs thrust.

Crew: One

PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: 693 mph
Cruising speed: 550 mph.
Range: 1,050 miles
Combat Ceiling: 51,400 ft

FIRST FLIGHT     
April 30, 1953   

DESCRIPTION: Special features include hydraulically-operated speed brakes and controls,
electrically-operated flaps, a geared elevator, modified wing with stationary, extended leading edge and
self-sufficient starting system. It also has a clamshell type cockpit canopy, a companion feature to the improved
ejection-seat mechanism.

DEVELOPMENT: The F-86H is the fifth model of the F-86 series, incorporating the increased thrust of the GE
J-73-GE-3 engine and providing structural and system improvements.