F-100 Super Sabre:
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Sunday, January 10, 2021
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The AF at Phan Rang in Vietnam still operated these old beasts in 1970. We'd sneak in to steal cushy Air Force mattresses and lockers-much better than our Army stuff.
ReplyDeleteIt was always a bit small for AA suppressive Iron Hand/W Weasel missions but gave yeoman ground support service down south. A fine plane once they raised the fin/rudder to fight a deadly Dutch roll tendency.
During testing this is the plane that killed George Welch, Medal of Honor nominee and one of the few pilots able to fight back at Pearl Harbor.
Welch missed out on being noted for breaking the 'sound barrier' while diving during early testing of the F-86 days before the X-1 did it officially and while in level flight. The good old boy got the credit though. It wouldn't do to have a civilian win fame and glory over a well connected (and famously litigeous here in NorCal [Oroville] so I'll say no more even though he just died-can heirs sue me?) service crony.
I built a model of the Hun and hung it from my ceiling as a kid. Thanks for the memories.
Used to fly backseat on the f model at Phan rang while doing photo documentation on air strikes. 600th photo squadron in 66-67.
DeleteTwo interesting things. One, it was known for the 'Sabre dance' if you got behind the curve on the airplane and got too slow. The other is that, much like the Thud, the drop tanks actually point down because of the 'normal' angle of attack on the wing in flight.
ReplyDeleteOld NFO, I had noticed that about the drop tanks, but I never thought to ask why. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGood to know, Old NFO, I always thought the tilt was for easy jettisoning of the tanks.
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