The North American F-100 Super Sabre was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the US Air Force from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard until 1979. It was the first USAF fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight. The F-100 was originally designed by North American Aviation as a higher performance follow-on to the F-86 Sabre air superiority fighter.
The North American F-100 Super Sabre was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the US Air Force from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard until 1979. It was the first USAF fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight. The F-100 was originally designed by North American Aviation as a higher performance follow-on to the F-86 Sabre air superiority fighter.
Royal Danish Air Force operated total 72 aircraft. 48 F-100Ds and 24 Fs were delivered to Denmark from 1959 to 1974. The last Danish F-100s were retired from service in 1982. The F-100s were replaced by Saab F-35 Drakens and Lockheed Martin F-16s. Some Danish F-100s were transferred to Turkey (21 F-100Ds and two F-100Fs).
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