‘I heard F-100 pilot 1st Lt. James W van Scyoc call "Look out! My Missile’s fired". We were on autopilot… Read More
“I start the aggressive [6.5-G] pull into the vertical—and the aircraft explodes.... Any F-100 pilot who hears a loud 'BANG!'… Read More
Last week the Iowa Air National Guard unveiled a historic fighter jet of their own; a retro 50th anniversary, down… Read More
The lone Su-15 proved incapable of intercepting the F-100s, because its radar lacked `look-down/shoot-down' capability. Closed in 1949, the Sukhoi… Read More
After seriously considering the production of the F-107A, the USAF instead chose to buy the F-105 Thunderchief The North American… Read More
A study by the RV i PVO concluded that, `MiG-pilots are not capable of interceptor-operations at speeds above Mach 1.3.'… Read More
It was the ease with which the aeroplane passed into the supersonic regime, with none of the violent behaviour experienced… Read More
‘When we would RTB, we would invariably get ‘tapped’ by the Brits flying Hawker Hunters and English Electric Lightnings…in the… Read More
The aerial refueling capability of the F-100 and fighters like it enabled the Air Force to quickly send reinforcements to… Read More
"The first F-100 combat mission was a disaster — what we used to call a 'group grope','' Capt Lloyd Houchin,… Read More
The F-100 jet fighter in this video experiences a pitch-up (AKA the Sabre Dance) and crashes in a fireball. This… Read More
Capt Don Kilgus pursued a MiG-17 in a steep dive from 20,000 ft down to 7000 ft, firing several bursts… Read More
"The usual method of becoming 'Night Owl Qualified' was strap an aircraft tightly to your body, takeoff with one of… Read More
"The mission was to drop bombs and destroy the target, and the A-7's ability to drop great bombs is unprecedented.… Read More
The enemy gunners, undaunted by the repeated attacks, had continued to put up a fierce defensive fire. But the elusive… Read More
