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    Airframe Family: North American F-100 Super Sabre
    Latest Model:F-100C-25-NA Super Sabre
    Last Military Serial:54-1986 USAF
    Construction Number:217-247
    Latest Owner or Location:Air Force Armament Museum, Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, Florida

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    Dates

    Event

    20 December 1955

    Constructed as a F-100C-25-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA.
    Factory roll out

    20 January 1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 54-1986.

    20 January 1956

    Transferred to NAMIC (Air Materiel Command), Inglewood, CA.

    24 January 1956

    Transferred to Warner Robins Air Materiel Area (AMC), Warner Robins AFB, GA.

    25 January 1956

    Transferred to Oklahoma City Air Material Area (AMC), Tinker AFB, OK.

    28 January 1956

    Transferred to Warner Robins Air Materiel Area (AMC), Warner Robins AFB, GA.

    25 May 1956

    Transferred to 36th Tactical Fighter Wing (Air Force Europe), Bitburg AB, Germany.

    2 June 1956

    Transferred to 45th Fighter-Day Squadron, 316th Air Division (AFE), Sidi Slimane AB, Morocco.

    25 June 1956

    Transferred to 53rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 36th TFW (AFE), Bitburg AB, Germany.

    20 March 1958

    Base of operations changed.
    Landstuhl AB, Germany.

    29 June 1959

    Base of operations changed.
    Ramstein AB, Germany.

    14 August 1961

    Transferred to 4440th Aircraft Delivery Group (Tactical Air Command), Langley AFB, VA.

    17 September 1961

    Transferred to 174th Tactical Fighter Squadron (ANG), 185th Tactical Fighter Group, Sioux City ANGB, IA.

    27 January 1968

    Transferred to 174th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TAC), 185th Tactical Fighter Group, Sioux City ANGB, IA.
    Squadron federalized.

    From 9 April 1968 to 18 April 1968

    Deployed to Cannon AFB, NM.

    17 May 1968

    Transferred to 174th TFS, 37th Tactical Fighter Wing (Pacific Air Forces), Phu Cat AB, Republic of Vietnam.

    12 May 1969

    Transferred to 174th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TAC), 185th Tactical Fighter Group, Sioux City ANGB, IA.

    29 May 1969

    Transferred to 174th Tactical Fighter Squadron (ANG), 185th Tactical Fighter Group, Sioux City ANGB, IA.
    Returned to ANG control.

    1 August 1975

    Transferred to Armament Development and Test Center, Eglin Air Force Base, FL.

    1975

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    By October 1975

    Loaned to 96 ABW/MU, Eglin AFB, FL.

    By October 1975

    Placed on display with Air Force Armament Museum, Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, FL.
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    1 November 1979


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: F-100C Super Sabre bearing the signature of Medal of Honour recipient Col Bud Day displayed in November 1979 at the USAF Armament Museum, Eglin.

    Markings Applied: SS, 54-954
    Marked as F-100C-20-NA 54-1954 flown by Medal of Honor recipient Colonel George Bud Day.

    Circa 2003


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Valparaiso, Eglin AFB.

    12 September 2003


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    12 September 2003


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    28 March 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher

    12 April 2015


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    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 2016 by Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Friends of the Super Sabre
    National Museum of the United States Air Force
    WikiMapia

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger

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