The North American F-100 Super Sabre

Photos from the Tom Hildreth collection

F-100A 53-1601 of the 118th FIS/103rd FIG Connecticut ANG photographed at Westover AFB on 21 May 1960.
The Flying Yankee squadron insignia would be moved to a location forward on the fuselage under the windscreen
when the round Minuteman ANG insignia was ussued for placement on the tail of all ANG aircraft. From the Joe
Baugher serials group: (MSN 192-96) with 118th FIS, Connecticut ANG. to MASDC Feb 9, 1966. To Republic of
China AF as 31601, code 0222. WFU.

 

 

Built as F-100A-10NA 53-1541, this jet was assigned to the 479th Fighter-Day Wing
at George AFB, CA on 29 September 1954.It is seen in this photo operating in the Air Defense role
assigned to the 118th FIS/103rd FIG Connecticut ANG at Bradley International AP on 28 July 1965.

 

 

F-100C 54-2014 assigned to the 188th TFS/150th TFG New Mexico ANG.
Photographed at Buckley ANFB, Colorado by Jack R. Bol

 

 

F-100C-21NA 54-1949 of the 166th TFS Ohio ANG photographed at Travis Field, Georgia
by Norm Taylor on 26 March 1966. From the Joe Baugher serials page: to MASDC Nov 22, 1971.
To Turkish AF as 54-1949. Crashed at Eskiyunus village, Aksaray Oct 25, 1983. Seen on dump at Konya in 1989

 

 

This F-100 at the Historic Aviation
Museum (HAMM) at Tyler, TX., was photographed on 30 May 2013. The Museum described
this jet as F-100D 55-3537 though a trusted source has advised she was actually F-100A 53-1684.

 

 

F100A N100X at Flight Test Research (now Flight Research International) in Long Beach. Photo by Clive Moggeridge

 

 

Turkish AF F-100C 54-1798 photographed at Norvenich by Helmut Richter in September 1972

 

 

F-100C 54-1890 of the 113th TFS District of Columbia ANG at Westover AFB on 19 May 1962.
From Joe Baugher: accident 6 Mar 1957 at Cazaux AB, France. Accident 28 Feb 1969 at Kunsan, S. Korea

 

 

F-100C 54-1934 in this Nick Williams photo EDIT: has the outline of the State of Kansas
in the tail stripe, which indicated these jets are from the 127th TFS/184th TFG based at McConnell AFB

 

 

Showing a wonderful respect for history, F-100C 54-2014 was photographed by
R.W. Harrison at Otis ANGB in August, 1972, finished in a a color scheme that
went back a dozen years. Several of the 188th TFS jets wore this c/s at that time.

 

 

A very nice photo by Raymond V. Cull of two F-100Cs in Thunderbird livery at Hanscom AFB in September, 1963.

 

 

F-100C 54-2062 of the Iowa ANG photographed at Offutt AFB by J.J.Orris in May, 1971.
From the Joe Baugher serials page: 2062(MSN 217-323) With Iowa ANG 174 TFS at
Sioux City, IA from 27Jan68 until transfer to MASDC 14Dec71 as FE128.

 

 

F-100D 55-2809 was built at
Columbus as a block 50 jet. It was photographed by Hugh Muir at Buckley ANGB, Colorado
in September, 1974.From the Joe Baugher serials page: 2809(MSN 224-76) to MASDC Mar 21,
1977 as FE327. Converted to QF-100D #101. W/o 12 April 1984. Shot down by AIM-9P missile.

 

 

F-100D 55-3663 of South Dakota's 175th TFS/114th TFG based at Sioux
Falls photographed at Elmendorf AFB on 15 September 1974.Photo from the Tom Hildreth coll.

 

 

F-100D 56-2987 from "Lindberg's Own" 110th TFS/131st TFG
Missouri ANG at St. Louis photographed by Lindell H. Reynolds at Scott AFB, Illinois.

 

 

F-100D 56-2993 of the 128th TFS Georgia ANG photographed at Niagara Falls Intl AP by Nelson Hare on 1 July 1978.

 

 

F-100D 55-6055 of the 152nd TFS/162TFG Arizona ANG was
photographed at Davis Monthan AFB by John Whitehead on 15 March 1976.

 

 

F-100D 56-3171 of the 166th TFS/121TFG Ohio ANG was
photographed by Nelson Hare at Lockbourne AFB on 29 June 1973.

 

 

F-100D NASA #703 registered as N703NA photographed by John I. Whitehead at San Jose in February 1974.

 

 

F-100D seen with a T-33A s/n at Camp Robinson, Arkansas on 4 August 1997.

 

 

F-100D 56-2924 of the 113TFS/181TFG Indiana ANG photographed by Neil Schneider.

 

 

Getting out of Dodge, F-100D 55-3705 of the Barnestormers from
Westfield, Massachusetts heads for the range in December, 1972.

 

 

F-100D 56-3426 landing at homebase Barnes Muni AP on 26 July 1975.

 

 

F-100D 55-2939 of the 118th TFS/103rd TFG Connecticut ANG photographed against the backdrop of the huge
B-36 hangar at Loring AFB, Maine of 4 July 1976.

 

 

F-100D 55-3578 of the 131st TFS/104TFG Massachusetts ANG at Westfield
was nicely posed on the foggy ramp at Otis ANGB on 15 May 1976.

 

 

Nice photo of F-100D as Thunderbird #5. I believe this scene was taken at Atlantic City, while the source of
the image was the New Jersey ANG's 177th FIG.

 

 

F-100Ds in the break at Incirlik AB, Turkey in September 1967.

 

 

F-100D 55-3557 of the 431st TFS/4403 TFW photographed by Norm Taylor at Kelley AFB on 1 October 1971.

 

 

F-100D 56-3176 of the 188th TFS Arkansas ANG photographed at Fairchild AFB by Arnold Swanberg in May 1977.

 

 

F-100D 56-3000 of the 182nd TFS/149th TFG Texas ANG
photographed by Norm Taylor at Kelley AFB on 15 September 1971.

 

 

F-100F 56-3880 of the 174th TFS/185th TFG Iowa ANG photographed
by Neil Schnieder at Sioux City on 17 May 1975.

 

 

F-100F 56-3732 of the 118th TFS/103rd TFG Connecticut ANG photographed at Bradley ANGB in 1977

 

 

F-100F 55-6897 of the 152nd TFS/162nd TFG Arizona ANG
photographed by John I.Whitehead at Tucson on 15 March 1976.

 

 

F-100F 56-3766 of the 175th TFS/114TFG South Dakota ANG
photographed at Buckley ANGB,Colorado by Jack R. Bol.

 

 

F-100F 56-3972 of the ASD/WP photographed at Hill AFB,Utah by MSgt. Ben Knowles on 25 April 1973

 

 

Danish AF TF-100F GT-982 in an undated photo by M.Fournier

 

 

TF-100F GT-i826 of the RDAF photographed by Helmut Richter at Ramstein on 5 August 1979

 

 

QF-100D 55-3673 of the 82nd TATS photographed at Tyndall AFB,Florida on 23 January 1985

 

 

QF-100D 56-3133 of the 82nd TATS photographed at Tyndall AFB,Florida on 23 January 1985

 

 

 

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