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    Airframe Family: North American F-100 Super Sabre
    Latest Model:F-100A-20-NA Super Sabre
    Last Military Serial:53-1688 USAF
    Construction Number:192-183
    Last Civil Registration:N100X
    Compressed ID:NA F-100A-20-NA sn 53-1688 USAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Lancaster, California

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    Dates

    Event

    From Unknown to 8 April 1955

    Constructed as a F-100A-20-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA.

    26 April 1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 53-1688.

    26 April 1955

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

    3 May 1955

    Transferred to 479th Fighter-Day Wing, George AFB, CA.

    By November 1955

    Transferred to 434th FDS, 479th Fighter-Day Wing, Foster AFB, TX.

    11 November 1955

    Damaged.
    No information available.

    1 December 1955

    Transferred to 450th Fighter-Day Wing, Foster AFB, TX.

    3 April 1956

    Withdrawn from use.
    Withdrawn from use at Foster AFB, used as a ground trainer but not designated GF-100A.

    1967

    To Flight Test Research with new c/r N100X.

    April 1969


    Photographer: William T Larkins
    Notes: N100X of Flight Test Research at Long Beach, California, in April 1969.

    1972

    To Flight Systems keeping c/r N100X.

    From 1975 to 1985

    In front of Flight Systems office at Mojave, CA.

    1986


    Photographer: Nate Wilburn
    Notes: Taken at Mojave, California airport, spring 1986.

    To Raytheon, Mojave Airport, Mojave, CA.
    View the Location Dossier

    2003

    Noted at Edwards AFB, CA.

    2012

    Placed on display with Lancaster, CA.
    View the Location Dossier

    21 April 2012


    Photographer: Simon Wallwork
    Notes: F-100A 53-1688 gets some maintenance in a hangar at Mojave, CA. Not sure what was really going on, as this Super Sabre has not flown for years. N100X is now preserved at a Veterans home in Lancaster, CA.If I remember, there was some doubt about which a/c this was. I read the serial off the plate.

    2018

    To unknown owner.
    Now located in Willcox, Arizona with private collector.

    13 March 2023


    Photographer: Cassidy Cristello
    Notes: N100X painted in the markings of 56-2910 at the Inde Motorsports Ranch in Willcox, Arizona.
    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
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    F-100 Super Sabre Database by Henk Scharringa
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Max Sabin
    Nate Wilburn
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