The f100 super sabre may have been superseded by the superior technology of the f105 thunderchief and the f4 phantom by the vietnam war it remained in service. North american f100 super sabre explained the north american f100 super sabre is an american supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the united states air force usaf from 1954 to 1971 and with the air national guard ang until 1979. During the later years of the war, the f100 was slowly replaced by the f105, f4, and ltv a7 corsair ii. Usaf f100 super sabre units of the vietnam war combat. The super sabre was deployed as an air defence fighter, and was later given nuclear capability. Kilgus of the 416th fighter squadron shot down a vietnam peoples air force mig17, using cannon fire, while another fired aim9 sidewinder missiles.
The first of the century series collection of usaf jet fighters, it was the first usaf fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight. North american f100 super sabre project gutenberg self. F100 super sabre flew most missions in vietnam defense. The air force lost 186 f100 super sabres to antiaircraft fire, none to migs, seven during viet cong assaults on its air bases and 45 to operational incidents. The four tactical fighter wings in vietnam 3rd, 31st, 35th and 37th thus exceeded the number of combat sorties flown by 15,000plus p51 mustangs in world war ii. The north american f100 super sabre was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the united states air force usaf from 1954 to 1971 and with the air national guard ang until 1979. The last super sabre left vietnam in july 1971 with the type having logged 360,283 combat sorties. Ospreys examination of the f100 super sabre units participation in the vietnam war 19551975. Military went to war against vietnam s radar and air defenses. All new from osprey comes number 89 in their combat aircraft series, authored jointly by peter e. F100 super sabre units of the vietnam war osprey publishing. On 4 april 1965, as escorts protecting f105s attacking the thanh hoa bridge, f100 super sabres fought the usafs first airtoair jet combat duel in the vietnam war, in which an f100 piloted by captain donald w. In october a half dozen replacements arrived and were. Pictured is an f100d super sabre flown by pittman and the aviators of the 429th tactical fighter squadron during their deployment to vietnam in 1965.