The Sabre

F-86 Sabre

The North American F-86 Sabre was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as America's first swept wing fighter which could counter the similarly-winged Soviet MiG-15 in high speed dogfights over the skies of the Korean War...

 Society of North Carolina/Hickory Aviation Museum is a volunteer aviation historical society located at Hickory Regional Airport

Hickory Regional Airport

Hickory Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles west of the central business district of Hickory, a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. It is owned by the City of Hickory.- Facilities and aircraft :...

 in Hickory, North Carolina

Hickory, North Carolina

Hickory is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina. Hickory has the 162nd largest urban area in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 341,851, making it the 4th largest metropolitan area in North Carolina. The city's population was 37,222...

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The organization restores and preserves vintage jet fighter aircraft

Fighter aircraft

A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets...

 from the Korean

Korean War

The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...

 and Vietnam

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...

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Aircraft Displayed

Currently the Sabre Society displays the following examples of military fighter aircraft on the airport terminal ramp:

• Grumman F-14 Tomcat,
• F-4 Phantom,
• Vought A-7 Corsair,
• A-4 Skyhawk
  A-4 Skyhawk
  The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a carrier-capable ground-attack aircraft designed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. The delta winged, single-engined Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company, and later McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated the A4D...
  
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• North American FJ-3 Fury,
• Republic F-105 Thunderchief and
• Lockheed T-33.

A de Havilland Vampire

De Havilland Vampire

The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Following the Gloster Meteor, it was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF. Although it arrived too late to see combat during the war, the Vampire served...

still in flyable condition is also part of the collection but it is only displayed in favorable weather conditions.

The museum is free and open to the public. Its opening hours are Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 1pm to 5pm. Monday through Friday the museum is open by appointment only.