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F-100D Super Sabre, Maj. Don Schmenk (1:72) by Hobby Master Airplanes Item Number: HA2102Length: 7.75" Width: 6.5" The North American F-100 Supersabre served the USAF from 1954 to 1971 and the ANG until 1979. The F-100 commonly referred to as the �Hun�, a shortened version of �one hundred� was the first US fighter capable of attaining supersonic speed in level flight. The Hun was used extensively as close-air-support in South Vietnam. The F-100 suffered from landing gear and brake parachute failures, electrical problems, refueling probes that broke off during some maneuvers and the occasional wing failure. Over 500 of the 1,274 F-104Ds that were built were lost mostly due to these failures.
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