The North American F-100 Super Sabre is a swept wing supersonic jet fighter that served with the US Air Force from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard until 1979.
The Super Sabre was the first USAF fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight. The F-100 had a top speed in
excess of 1,000 mph. The “A” and “C”
models established some of the world’s first supersonic speed records.
The F-100F is a two-seat model that saw service as a “Fast FAC” or Misty FAC (forward air controller). The F-100F would conduct dangerous low-level missions to spot targets for other fighter-bombers, reconnaissance, SAR (search and rescue) and was the first “Wild Weasel” SEAD (suppression of enemy air
defenses) aircraft. The “Hun” logged over 360,000 combat sorties during the Vietnam War until operations ended in 1971.
The Super Sabre could be fitted with a great
variety of weapons. The F-100 had four 20 mm cannons and could carry AIM-9
Sidewinder, AGM-12 Bullpup missiles and LAU 3/A rockets. In addition, the F-100 was capable of carrying conventional and nuclear bombs. Drop tanks could be added for longer
missions particularly during the VietnamWar.
This F-100F Super Sabre jet repainted in honor of Col. Bud Day’s “MISTY 1” has joined the Collings Foundation’s Vietnam Memorial Flight Collection and Programs based at Ellington Field, Houston Texas.
The North American F-100 Super Sabre is a swept wing supersonic jet fighter that served with the US Air Force from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard until 1979.
