F-100D Super Sabre
Serial Number - 56-3434
also known as the "hun"
The North American F-100 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. The first of the Century Series of USAF jet fighters, it was the first USAF fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight. The F-100 was designed by North American Aviation as a higher performance follow-on to the F-86 Sabre air superiority fighter.
Adapted as a fighter-bomber, the F-100 was supplanted by the Mach two-class F-105 Thunderchief for strike missions over North Vietnam. The F-100 flew extensively over South Vietnam as the air force's primary close air support jet until being replaced by the more efficient subsonic LTV A-7 Corsair II.The F-100 also served in other NATO air forces and with other U.S. allies. In its later life, it was often referred to as the Hun, a shortened version of "one hundred".
Armament:
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Guns: 4× 20 mm (0.787 in) Pontiac M39A1 revolver cannon each with 200 rounds per gun
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Hardpoints: 6 with a capacity of 7,040 lb (3,190 kg),with provisions to carry combinations of:
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Missiles: ** 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or
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2× AGM-12 Bullpup or
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2× or 4× LAU-3/A 2.75" unguided rocket dispenser
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Bombs: Conventional bombs or Mark 7, Mk 28, Mk 38, or Mk 43 nuclear bombs
"This aircraft on loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force"