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The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft designed and produced by the aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation.The first of the Century Series of American jet fighters, it was the first United States Air Force (USAF) fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight.
F-100D Super Sabre, ser. no. 56-3417, High Wire Modification F-100D-86-NH, restored and on display at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, Denver, Colorado Project High Wire was a United States Air Force (USAF) modernization programme for selected North American Aviation F-100C, D and F Super Sabres that were still in active inventory.
Clockwise from bottom: F-104 Starfighter, F-100 Super Sabre, F-102 Delta Dagger, F-101 Voodoo, and F-105 Thunderchief The Century Series is a popular name for a group of US fighter aircraft representing models designated between F-100 and F-106 which went into full production.
This is a List of F-100 Units of the United States Air Force by wing, squadron, location, tailcode, features, variant, and service dates. During the 1960s, squadrons were transferred regularly to different wings and bases temporarily, and sometimes permanently.
At 10:40 a.m., a United States Air Force F-100D Super Sabre, piloted by 34-year-old Captain John G. Schmitt Jr. from Chalmers, Indiana, became uncontrollable during a training or test flight from Kadena Air Base located in the towns of Kadena and Chatan. Schmitt ejected from the aircraft, landing safely and unhurt.
The F-107 was never given an official name, but was sometimes informally called the "Super Super Sabre" [11] referring to North American's earlier fighter design, the F-100 Super Sabre. [12] The designation "F-107A" was the only one assigned to the aircraft, [12] [13] though "YF-107A" is often used in publications.
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Activated in 1957 at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina as a fourth North American F-100 Super Sabre squadron with the 4th Fighter-Day Wing, taking over personnel and equipment from the 448th Fighter-Day Squadron. Performed routine training exercises,.