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Airmen from the 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron stabilize an F-86 Sabre aircraft as it is lifted over the perimeter gate, Feb. 20, 2014, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. The Sabre was the Air Force's first swept-wing jet fighter and made its initial flight in October 1947. Airmen from the 4th EMS will restore the aircraft, which belongs to the Goldsboro Police Department, during the next few months to fix structural and cosmetic flaws. Once completed, the aircraft will be returned to the city for display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittain Crolley)

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Tech. Sgt. Garrett Faust, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron repair and reclamation (R&R) assistant section chief, and Senior Airman Mitchel Caporuscio, 4th EMS R&R technician, secure an F-86 Sabre aircraft to a crane to lift it over the perimeter gate, Feb. 20, 2014, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Airmen from the 4th EMS will repaint the exterior and potentially fix structural damage to restore the aircraft, which belongs to the Goldsboro Police Department, during the next few months. Once completed, the aircraft will be returned to city for display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittain Crolley)

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Tech. Sgt. Garrett Faust, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron repair and reclamation (R&R) assistant section chief, and Senior Airman Mitchel Caporuscio, 4th EMS R&R technician, wait to secure an F-86 Sabre aircraft to a crane to lift it over the perimeter gate, Feb. 20, 2014, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Airmen from the 4th EMS will restore the aircraft, which belongs to the Goldsboro Police Department, during the next few months to fix structural and cosmetic flaws. Once completed, the aircraft will be returned to city for display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittain Crolley)

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Airmen from the 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron secure an F-86 Sabre aircraft to a crane, Feb. 20, 2014, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. The 4th Fighter Wing has a long-standing history with the Sabre, becoming the first group to fly the aircraft during the Korean War. Airmen from the 4th EMS will restore the aircraft, which belongs to the Goldsboro Police Department, during the next few months to fix structural and cosmetic flaws. Once completed, the aircraft will be returned to city for display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittain Crolley)

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Airmen from the 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron help stabilize and lift an F-86 Sabre aircraft over the perimeter gate, Feb. 20, 2014, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. The 4th Fighter Wing has a long-standing history with the Sabre, becoming the first group to fly the aircraft during the Korean War. Airmen from the 4th EMS will restore the aircraft, which belongs to the Goldsboro Police Department, during the next few months to fix structural and cosmetic flaws. Once completed, the aircraft will be returned to city for display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittain Crolley)

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Airmen from the 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron stabilize an F-86 Sabre aircraft as it is lifted over the perimeter gate, Feb. 20, 2014, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Airmen from the 4th EMS will restore the aircraft, which is used as a static display at the Goldsboro Police Department during the next few months to fix structural and cosmetic flaws. Once completed, the aircraft will be returned to the city for display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittain Crolley)

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An F-86 Sabre aircraft is lifted over the perimeter gate, Feb. 20, 2014, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Airmen from the 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron spent hours carefully hoisting and maneuvering the Sabre, which belongs to the city of Goldsboro, from one trailer to another in order to get the aircraft onto base. Members will spend the next few months repairing and painting the aircraft to return to the city. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittain Crolley)

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Airmen lift an F-86 Sabre aircraft over the perimeter gate, Feb. 20, 2014, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. The Sabre was originally designed as a high-altitude day-fighter, but was subsequently redesigned into an all-weather interceptor and a fighter-bomber used by the 4th Fighter Wing in the Korean War. It was discontinued from active use in 1956. Airmen from the 4th EMS will restore the aircraft, which belongs to the Goldsboro Police Department, during the next few months to fix structural and cosmetic flaws. Once completed, the aircraft will be returned to the city for display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittain Crolley)

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Published Feb. 21, 2014