F-100 Super Sabre Stars & Stripes Rocks Glass

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The F-100 Super Sabre was the first U.S. Air Force jet capable of sustained supersonic speed in level flight, ushering in a new era of fighter performance. Introduced in 1954, it was the first of the famed “Century Series” and a direct successor to the F-86 Sabre. Sleek and powerful, the F-100 was powered by a single Pratt & Whitney J57 engine and armed with four 20mm cannons, giving it formidable speed and firepower for its time.

Originally conceived as an air superiority fighter, the F-100 quickly evolved into a fighter-bomber, particularly during the Vietnam War. The F-100D variant flew over 360,000 combat sorties—the most of any U.S. jet during the early years of the conflict—conducting close air support, strike, and escort missions. It carried a wide array of ordnance, including bombs, rockets, and napalm, and became a dependable presence for ground troops in hostile territory.

Though air-to-air combat was not its primary mission, the F-100 did achieve a confirmed air-to-air kill: on April 4, 1965, Captain Donald W. Kilgus of the 416th Tactical Fighter Squadron downed a North Vietnamese MiG-17 using cannon fire—marking the aircraft’s only officially credited aerial victory. A handful of other claims were made, but none were officially confirmed.