The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft designed and produced by the aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation. The first of the Century Series of American jet fighters, it was the first United States Air Force (USAF) fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight. [3]

Used widely during the Vietnam War, the North American F-100D was the fighter-bomber version of the F-100 interceptor and first entered service in 1956. The F-100D was equipped with supersonic autopilot, enlarged fin and rudder, inboard landing flaps and underwing pylons that could carry up to 3,200 kg (7,040 lb) of ordnance.

Apr 2, 2019 · Designed for dogfighting and close air support in the era before electronic warfare and precision weapons, the Super Sabres departed Indochina in 1971 and retired from service in 1979. Super Sabres flew 360,283 combat sorties in the Vietnam War, and 242 were lost, most of them F-100Ds. Carl O. Schuster (2/4/2025) . HistoryNet Retrieved from .

Developed as a follow-on to the F-86 Sabre used in the Korean War, the F-100 was the world's first production airplane capable of flying faster than the speed of sound in level flight (760 mph). The prototype -- the YF-100A -- made its first flight on …

F-100D Super Sabre BY NORTH AMERICAN Developed as a follow-on to the F-86 Sabre used in the Korean War, the F-100 was the world’s first production airplane capable of flying faster than the speed of sound in level flight (760 mph).

Single-seat, single-engine, swept-wing jet fighter. First flown in 1953, the F-100 Super Sabre was developed from the F-86, and was the world’s first fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight.

North American Aviation's F-100 Super Sabre was the first production aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in level flight. It was also the first USAF fighter to cost over $1 million per aircraft, and the first fighter to make in-flight refueling routine.

The North American F-100 Super Sabre was the first supersonic fighter. The first YF-100A prototype with its 45 degree swept back wing and afterburning engine exceeded the speed of sound on its first flight on May 25, 1953.

North American F-100-D-70-NA “Super Sabre” (S/N 56-3081; MSN #235-179) ~ The F-100 was the first of the “Century Series” jet aircraft and the first Air Force fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight.

The North American F-100 Super Saber was designed by North American Aviation as a supersonic jet fighter aircraft developed from F-86 Sabre air superiority fighter. Introduced in September 1954, the F-100 was in service from 1954 to 1971 with the United States Air Force and until 1979 with the Air…