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Dayton, ohio the north american f100d super sabre being moved into position in the cold war gallery at the national museum of the united states air force. More about the north american f100 super sabre jet. A celebration of this truly remarkable fighter, this book highlights many firsts in a long and. North american f100 super sabre project gutenberg self. It made its initial flight on may 25, 1953 and the first production aircraft was completed in october 1953. Appendices present performance and other statistical data, as well as summaries of major modifications of the f 100, such as the rf100a, f 100d zel, and the f 107a. The database can be searched through on serial number, unit or squadron.
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This singleseat, single engine fighterbomber was the first production aircraft to fly faster than the speed of sound in level flight, setting the world record in 1955 of 822. F100c super sabre march field air museum in riverside, ca. E2087 north american f 100a 525778 super sabre on the rogers dry lakebed in a 1955 photograph. Produced by north american aviation, the sabre is best known as the united states first sweptwing fighter that could counter the sweptwing soviet mig15 in highspeed dogfights in the skies of the korean war 19501953, fighting some of the earliest jettojet battles in history. The first of two prototypes made a major leap ahead in combat aircraft development when it exceeded mach 1 during its maiden flight on may 25, 1953. The north american f 100 super sabre was an american supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the united states air force from 1954 to 1971 and the air national guard until 1979. North american f 100 super sabre osprey air combat. Youve just landed on the most comprehensive photo history and reference site on the internet for the north american f100 super sabre. The first version f100a was a fighter aircraft whereas all other variants were fighter bomber. North american f 100 super sabre osprey air combat anderton, david a. Air force contract for two yf100 prototypes and 110 f100a super sabre interceptors. This group is dedicated to the north american f 100 super sabre and its variants. The north american f100 super sabre is an american supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the united states air force usaf from 1954 to 1971 and with the air national guard ang until 1979. All data that i collected in the past 20 years is put into a database.
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