The North American Aviation F-86H Sabre was ordered in 1953 and entered active duty on May 4, 1955. It stood 15 feet high, measured 38 feet 8 inches long, had a 39 foot 1 inch wingspan, a maximum weight of 21,852 pounds, a payload of 2,000 pounds of bombs or eight 5 inch rockets, four T-160 20MM cannons, a maximum speed of 692 miles per hour, one General Electric J73-GE-3E engine with 9,250 pounds of thrust, a range of 1,050 miles, and a cost of $582,493 in 1953. After 15 years of service with various Active and Air National Guard units, it was de-commissioned in August 1970 from the Maryland Air National Guard. Colonel Jesse Mitchell, commander of Maryland's 175th Tactical Fighter Group, then flew the aircraft to Seymour Johnson AFB to be de-militarized and transferred to the City of Goldsboro for display. It was first displayed in Berkeley Memorial Park in Goldsboro until 1986, then after restoration in 1986 was moved to the Police-Fire Complex in downtown Goldsboro. In February 2014 it was moved to Seymour Johnson AFB for repair and restoration using materials provided by the City of Goldsboro, and in October 2015 it was placed on a pylon at this location. The aircraft is on permanent loan to the City of Goldsboro by the U.S. Air Force Museum and has been painted to duplicate the markings of the 83rd Fighter Day Wing, later the 4th Fighter-Day Wing, while stationed at Seymour Johnson AFB in late 1957; by early 1958, Seymour Johnson had begun phasing out the F-86H and transitioning to the F-100C Super Saber.