The North American F-100 Super Sabre was a 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. The first of the Century Series collection of USAF jet fighters, it was the first USAF fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight. The F-100 was originally designed by North American Aviation as a higher performance follow-on to the F-86 Sabre air superiority fighter. Adapted as a fighter bomber, the F-100 flew extensively over South Vietnam as the Air Force's primary close air support jet. The F-100 also served in several NATO air forces and with other US allies. It was often referred to as "the Hun". Various versions were developed, the F-100C with short tail and the later F-100D with a slighty different wing.
In The Netherlands, the 32 TFS of the USAFE operated first the F-100C and later the F-100D from the Dutch Soesterberg AFB, The Netherlands in the sixties.
YF-100A Super Sabre
This is the second prototype YF-100A that flew first October 1953. This aircraft is the oldest Super Sabre that still exists and has the original short fin. Coded c/n 180-2 "FW-755" it is finished as US military serial 52-5755. It is seen on display in ‘Century Circle’ of the AFFTC museum at the West Gate to Edwards AFB, CA, USA.
Photographed 2016 by Cees Hendriks (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
F-100C-25 Super Sabre
This F-100C-25 is of an earlier generation Super Sabre. This aircraft serialled "54-2091" USAF was delivered in 1956 and flew with various USAF units. Seen at the Yanks Air Museum in Chino, CA. USA.
Photographed 2016 by Cees Hendriks (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
F-100C Super Sabre
This F-100C is USAF 54-786" coded SK’ c/n 217-47 and was manufactured in 1955. It is on display in a Vietnam scheme at the March Field Museum, Riverside, CA, USA
Photographed 2016 by Cees Hendriks (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
F-100C Super Sabre
This particular aircraft has a camouflage scheme and is preserved at the Air Force Armament Museum, Eglin AFB. It is the "C" type with most external characteristics the straight wing trailing edge and different short tail.
Photographed Januari 2012 by Cees Hendriks (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
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F-100D Super Sabre
This is the most used version of the Super Sabre and this F-100D aircraft has a USAF scheme with tailcode "VM" AF42-165. It is on display in the American Memorial hall at the IWM at Duxford (UK).
Photographed 2015 by Cees Hendriks (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
F-100D Super Sabre Armee de l'Air
Also the French Armee de l'Air used the Super Sabre. This F-100D , serial 52736 coded "11-EF" has a camouflage scheme. It is on display at the Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace at Le Bourget airport, Paris.
Photographed 2016 by Meindert de Vreeze (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
F-100D Super Sabre
This F-100D-85-NH coded CB ser.no "56-3440" USAF was produced in 1957 in probably the last "D" production batch. This aircraft also flew during the Cuba Crisis. Now it is shown with a Vietnam like camouflage and has a nick name "snooper" on the nose. Seen at the National Air and Space Museum at Dulles airport, Washington DC,USA.
Photographed 2016 by Cees Hendriks (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
F-100D
This F-100D of the USAF s/n 55-288 has a Vietnam type camouflage scheme. This F-100D has a civilian FAA registration N2011U and is certified to fly. It is on proud display at the Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs, Ca.
Photographed November 2016 by Cees Hendriks (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
F-100C-15-NA
This F-100C-NA-15 is coded 54-1823 USAF and was delivered in 1954. This F-100C was painted September 2011 in the camouflage scheme and markings of 4510th Combat Crew Training Wing based at Luke AFB, Arizona. Note the in flight cranked tank boom. The cockpit has received a protective layer against the bright sun. On display at the Pima Air and Space museum, Tucson and is on loan from the USAF museum.
Photographed November 2016 by Cees Hendriks (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
F-100D "Thunderbirds"
This F-100D-NA-15 "54-2299" was delivered August 1956 to the USAF. It flew first in the Far East and was used for a brief period in 1959 by the USAF Thunderbirds aerobatic display team during their Far East tour (though normally they used F-100C aircraft at that time). In 1960 it went back to regular USAF units and was used until the late 1970s. In 1992 it got the Thunderbird markings as the "Spirit of Palmdale", coded 42299. It is on proud display at the "Joe Davies Heritage Airpark" at Palmdale Plant 42, Palmdale, California, USA.
Photographed November 2016 by Cees Hendriks (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
F-100D
This F-100D with code "52879" has the typical large "D" tail shape and has painted on serial code of a F-100D-50-NH. As seen, this aircraft has been quite exposed to the weather with paint flaws. It was seen at the Castle air museum at Atwater, Ca. , USA.
Photographed 2017 by Cees Hendriks (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
OFFICIAL USAF INFORMATION F-100
from USAF handbook Technical order TO 1-1-4. Collection M. de Vreeze (used with permission)
Standard System colour numbers refer to the Federal Standard system with 5 digit numbered colours. Deviations on real aircraft may occur. Also shows of the F-100F station diagrams.
Many scale models exist of the F-100 in various scales. In 1/72 scale the Italeri/ESCI kit is pretty good. In 1/32 Trumpeter has a large scale model of the F-100D. Earlier a vacuform model in 1/32 was from ID models. Meindert (one of our IPMS NL members) made this ID kit decades ago, look here.... [external link].
This walk around page was first created March 2012 by M. de Vreeze