1/72 HobbyMaster (HA2102) North American F100D Super Sabre (56-3580) "Mary Jane" flown by Maj. Don Schmenk late 1969 Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam 31st TFW 308th TFS, U.S.A.F. (Limited Edition of 2100) Sept 2008 Release
1/72 HobbyMaster (HA2102) North American F100D Super Sabre (56-3580) "Mary Jane" flown by Maj. Don Schmenk late 1969 Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam 31st TFW 308th TFS, U.S.A.F. (Limited Edition of 2100) Sept 2008 Release
Hobby Master (HA2102) North American F-100D Super Sabre "Mary Jane" flown by Maj. Don Schmenk,
Tuy Hoa AFB, South Vietnam, 1969,
31st TFW, 308th TFS, U.S.A.F.
1:72 Scale
Length
Width
North American F-100D Super Sabre
7.75"
6.5"
The North American F-100 Supersabre served the USAF from 1954 to 1971 and the ANG until 1979. The F-100 commonly referred to as the "Hun", a shortened of "one hundred" was the first US fighter capable of attaining supersonic speed in level flight. The Hun was used extensively as close-air-support in South Vietnam. The F-100 suffered from landing gear and brake parachute failures, electrical problems, refueling probes that broke off during some maneuvers and the occasional wing failure. Over 500 of the 1,274 F-104Ds that were built were lost mostly due to these failures.
Designed as a high-performance evolution of the F-86 Sabre, the F-100 Super Sabre was first flown on Ma y 25, 1953. This swept-wing aircraft was the first in the "Century Series" and the first operational USAF aircraft capable of supersonic speed in level flight. It was adapted for use as a fighter-bomber and was the Air Force's primary close-support aircraft through much of the Vietnam War. Despite its promise, the F-100 proved to be a dangerous aircraft, by the end of its USAF service in 1972, a total of 889 F-100s had been lost in accidents, claiming the lives of 324 pilots.
