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    Airframe Family: North American F-100 Super Sabre
    Latest Model:GF-100D Super Sabre
    Last Military Serial:QF339 USAF
    Construction Number:235-179
    Compressed ID:NA GF-100D sn QF339 USAF cn 235-179...
    Latest Owner or Location:Military Aircraft Preservation Society (MAPS) Air Museum, Akron-Canton Airport, North Canton, Ohio

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    Dates

    Event

    From Unknown to 14 May 1957

    Constructed as a F-100D-70-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA.
    Factory rollout date.

    11 June 1957

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 56-3081.

    11 June 1957

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

    19 June 1957

    To 388th FBS, 312th FBW, Clovis AFB, NM.

    18 February 1959

    Transferred to 524th TFS, 27th TFW, Cannon AFB, NM.

    From 17 February 1961 to 17 June 1961

    Base of operations changed.
    TDY to Incirlik AB, Turkey.

    24 February 1964

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

    11 March 1965

    Transferred to 4510th Combat Crew Training Wing, Luke AFB, AZ.

    25 February 1968

    Transferred to 531th TFS, 3rd TFW, Bein Hoa AB, RVN.
    Operated with markings: CP

    28 October 1969

    Transferred to 614th TFS, 35th TFW, Phan Rang AB, RVN.
    Operated with markings: VP

    2 June 1970

    Transferred to 31st TFW, Tuy Hoa AB, RVN.

    22 September 1970

    Transferred to 4403rd TFW, England AFB, LA.

    26 April 1972

    Transferred to 166th TFS, 121st TFG, Ohio ANG, Lockbourne AFB, OH.

    By 1976

    Transferred to 110th TFS, 131st TFG, Missouri ANG, Lambert-Saint. Louis IAP, MO.

    13 November 1978

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number FE414.

    23 January 1987

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n QF339 as a GF-100D.

    15 September 1988

    Transferred to 82nd ATS, 475th WEG, Tyndall AFB, FL.
    Operated with markings: 339

    22 November 1991

    Written off.
    Daamaged beyond repair while landing at Tyndall AFB, FL.

    By 1994

    To Fort Meade, FL.

    29 July 2003


    Photographer: Simon Wallwork
    Notes: This Super Sabre has clearly been converted to a target drone, in this case a QF-100D. 56-3081 left Fort Meade, FL where this pic was taken and is preserved at Akron, OH. 339 is its drone number

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
    View the Location Dossier

    Loaned to MAPS Air Museum, North Canton, OH.

    November 2004

    Based at Military Aircraft Preservation Society (MAPS) Air Museum, Akron-Canton Airport, North Canton, OH.
    View the Location Dossier

    4 May 2010


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Akron - Canton Regional, OH, USA

    4 May 2010


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Akron - Canton Regional, OH, USA

    By June 2012

    Restoration completed.
    Markings Applied: VP
    Restored to the markings that this F-100D wore while serving with the 614th TFS, 35th TFW at Phan Rang AB, RVN.

    May 2013


    Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla

    October 2013


    Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Tail Code: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings by Patrick Martin
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2013 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aerodata Quantum+
    F-100 Super Sabre Database by Henk Scharringa
    MAPS Air Museum
    National Museum of the United States Air Force
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Terry Fletcher
    Robert Dale Mayeux
    Max Sabin
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