2019年10月3日 · Capable of supersonic speeds, the F-100 was North American's successor to the earlier F-86 Sabre which had seen great success during the Korean War. Though plagued by early performance and handling issues, the definitive version of the aircraft, the F-100D, saw extensive use during the Vietnam War both as a fighter and in a ground-support role.

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 .

2013年9月12日 · The Air Force lost 186 F-100 Super Sabres to anti-aircraft fire, none to MiGs, seven during Viet Cong assaults on its air bases and 45 to operational incidents. The Air Force’s Thunderbirds demonstration team flew F-100 Super Sabres for several years. F-100s were exported to France, Denmark, and Taiwan.

Super Sabre numbers in Southeast Asia peaked at 490 aircraft in 1969, and the last F-100 left Vietnam in 1971. F-100s flew over 360,000 combat missions in Southeast Asia between 1964-1971, with 186 lost to enemy anti-aircraft, none in air-to-air combat, seven to enemy ground forces, and 45 to operational accidents.

2014年4月18日 · Donald L. Kilgus was piloting an F-100 when he had an unconfirmed kill of a North Vietnamese MiG-17. U.S. Air Force photo. One of the great fighters of the Cold War and the Vietnam conflict was the North American F-100 Super Sabre, from the same planemaker who gave us Mitchells, Mustangs, and Sabres.

2018年9月27日 · The “out country” war was a campaign of aerial interdiction of troops and supplies in North Vietnam and the tributaries of the Ho Chi Mihn trail which snaked their way through Laos and Cambodia. As it was the first of the century series to see combat, the F-100 would also be the first fighter to experiment with new techniques required for ...

The aircraft on display, F-100F (s/n 56-3837), was a Misty FAC aircraft assigned to the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing at Phu Cat Air Base, Vietnam. It was flown in combat by several notable USAF figures, including Gen. Merrill McPeak and Gen. Ronald Fogleman (former USAF chiefs of staff), and Col. Richard Rutan (the chief pilot of the first around ...

It was the first fighter/bomber to fly combat in Vietnam and flew 360,283 combat sorties…more than all other fixed wing aircraft in Vietnam. The Hun proved its durability, dependability, capability, and suitability in its primary mission of ground support.

Super Sabres flew 360,283 combat sorties. The four tactical fighter wings in Vietnam (3rd, 31st, 35th and 37th) exceeded the number of combat sorties flown by 15,000-plus P-51 Mustangs in World War II.

Used widely during the Vietnam War, the North American F-100D was the fighter-bomber version of the F-100 interceptor and first entered service in 1956. The F-100D was equipped with supersonic autopilot, enlarged fin and rudder, inboard landing flaps and underwing pylons that could carry up to 3,200 kg (7,040 lb) of ordnance.