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.