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    Airframe Family: North American F-100 Super Sabre
    Latest Model:F-100D-85-NH Super Sabre
    Last Military Serial:56-3440 USAF
    Construction Number:245-90
    Compressed ID:NA F-100D-85-NH sn 56-3440 USAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Reston, Virginia

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    Dates

    Event

    From Unknown to 1 October 1957

    Constructed as a F-100D-85-NH by North American at Columbus, Ohio, USA.

    27 November 1957

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 56-3440.

    27 November 1957

    To NAMCO, Air Materiel Command, Columbus, OH.

    18 December 1957

    To 506th Tactical Fighter Wing, Tinker AFB, OK.

    28 March 1958

    Transferred to 413th Fighter-Day Wing, George AFB, CA.

    15 March 1959

    Transferred to 31st TFW, George AFB, CA.

    From 13 July 1959 to 20 November 1959

    Deployed to Moron AB, Spain.

    10 March 1961

    Transferred to 308th TFS, 31st TFW, George AFB, CA.

    From 10 March 1961 to 18 July 1961

    Deployed to Aviano AB, Italy.

    30 April 1963

    Transferred to 308th TFS, 31st TFW, Kadena AB, Okinawa.

    29 June 1963

    Transferred to 306th TFS, 31st TFW, Itazuke AB, Japan.

    1964

    To North American Aviation (NAMIC), Inglewood, CA.

    March 1964

    Transferred to 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, Homestead AFB, FL.

    30 September 1965

    Transferred to 307th TFS, 3rd TFW, Bein Hoa AB, South Vietnam.

    From 30 May 1966 to After March 1969

    Transferred to 90th TFS, 3rd TFW, Bein Hoa AB, South Vietnam.
    Operated with markings: CB, Snooper

    29 October 1969

    Transferred to 531st TFS, 3rd TFW, Bein Hoa AB, South Vietnam.

    5 July 1970

    Transferred to 3rd TFW, Bein Hoa AB, South Vietnam.

    6 July 1970

    Transferred to 27th Tactical Fighter Wing, Cannon AFB, NM.

    By June 1972

    Transferred to 107th TFS, 121st TFG, Michigan ANG, Selfridge ANGB, MI.
    Operated with markings: Ml

    8 August 1978

    Last flight.

    August 1978

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum, Paul Garber Facility, Silver Hill, MD.
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    April 2013

    Placed on display with Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Reston, VA.
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    Markings Applied: CB, AF 63 440, Snoopy
    Marked as how the aircraft appeared during the Tet Offensive in 1968 while assigned to the 90th TFS, 3rd TFW based at Bien Hoa AB, South Vietnam.

    June 2013


    Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla

    June 2013


    Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aerodata Quantum+
    Friends of the Super Sabre
    Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Wagner Machado
    Max Sabin
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