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    Airframe Family: North American F-100 Super Sabre
    Latest Model:F-100F-10-NA Super Sabre
    Last Military Serial:63842 RDAF
    Construction Number:243-118
    Last Civil Registration:N26AZ
    Latest Owner or Location:Collings Foundation, Ellington Field, Houston, Texas

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-100F-10-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA.

    Circa 1956

    Assigned s/n 56-3842 with the United States Air Force for administrative purposes. It did not serve with this service.

    29 May 1974

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Danish Air Force with s/n 63842.

    29 May 1974

    Markings Applied: GT-842

    9 July 1982


    Photographer: Simon Wallwork
    Notes: Danish 730 Squadron F-100 Super Sabre about to land at Skrydstrup AB in Denmark. GT-842 is an F-100F

    11 August 1982

    Withdrawn from use.

    1982

    To Flight Systems Inc, Mojave, CA with new c/r N32511.
    Civil registration not taken up.

    October 1982

    To Flight Systems Inc, Mojave, CA with new c/r N3251X.

    27 January 1983

    Ferry flight.
    Flown from storage in Germany to Filton, UK.

    1 February 1983

    Delivered to Hurn.

    March 1983

    To Tracor Flight Systems with new c/r N417FS.

    From 15 March 1983 to By 1997

    To Tracor Flight Systems Inc, Hurn, UK keeping c/r N417FS.

    Converted for target towing at Hurn.

    From By 1983 to By 1987

    Flown for military contacts in Greece and Europe.

    18 August 1984


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at the TVS Airshow, Hurn

    18 August 1984


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    18 August 1984


    Photographer: Nigel Roling
    Notes: N417FS of Tracor Flight Systems Inc., seen at Bournemouth Hurn Airport, Hants. UK Aug. 1984

    9 August 1987

    Ferry flight.
    Flown from Hurn to Keflavik.

    Based at Holloman AFB, NM.

    27 December 1991

    To BAE Flight Systems Ltd keeping c/r N417FS.

    From By 1996 to By 1997

    Based at Mojave, CA.

    2 December 1997

    To Grecoair Inc/David Tokoph, El Paso, TX.

    2 December 1997

    To Grecoair Inc, El Paso, TX with new c/r N26AZ.

    January 1998

    Assigned civil registration: N26AZ

    Markings Applied: 63844
    Painted in New Mexico Air Guard.

    9 June 1998

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX26AZ (F-100F, 56-3844) issued.

    12 June 2003

    To Big Sky Warbirds Llc, Belgrade, MT with new c/r N417FS.

    7 June 2004

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX417FS (F-100F, 56-3842) issued.

    Based at Mojave Airport, Mojave, CA.
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    29 September 2005

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX417FS (F-100F, 56-3842) issued.

    30 September 2005

    To David Tokoph DBA, El Paso, TX with new c/r N26AZ.

    30 September 2005

    To David Tokoph, El Paso TX keeping c/r N26AZ.

    Based at Century Airlines Inc, El Paso International Airport, El Paso, TX.
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    6 April 2007

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX26AZ (F-100F, 56-3842) issued.

    21 October 2008

    To Tokoph David DBA, El Paso, TX keeping c/r N26AZ.

    5 April 2009


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At Mojave Airport

    23 February 2011

    To Frank W. Dworak, Rocky Hill, CT keeping c/r N26AZ.

    Contracted to Evolution Aerostyling, Midland International Airport (MAF), Midland, TX for work on the airframe.
    Sent to Evolution Aerostyling for a new paint job.
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    21 March 2011


    Photographer: Eric Hockman
    Notes: As it appeared shortly after painting at Evolution Aerostyling.

    21 March 2011


    Photographer: Eric Hockman
    Notes: As it appeared shortly after painting at Evolution Aerostyling.

    16 August 2012

    To unknown owner.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Rocky Hill, CT.

    25 January 2013

    To Sabre 100 Llc, Rocky Hill, CT keeping c/r N26AZ.

    27 October 2013


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: At the 2013 Wings Over Houston Airshow, Texas

    26 February 2015

    To Collings Foundation, Stow, MA keeping c/r N26AZ.

    Based at Collings Foundation, Ellington Field, Houston, TX.
    View the Location Dossier

    21 October 2018


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: Wing over Houston Airshow, Texas

    3 April 2021

    Civil registration, N417FS, cancelled.


    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall

    Internet Sources
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols

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