Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series Diecast Model

North American F-100 Super Sabre - Col. George Laven Jr., Wing Commander 479th TFW, USAF

1:72 Scale.  Length: 8".  Wingspan: 6.25"

As Wing Commander of the 479th TFW, Col. George Laven, Jr. selected a F-100 Super Sabre for his personal aircraft. The aircrafts serial was 54-2076, the same last four digits as the P-38 he flew in 1942-1943. In four years Col. Laven logged over 2,000 hours and was the only officer during that time to fly the aircraft. After several years the aircraft went to the New Mexico ANG.

The North American F-100 Super Sabre was a single-engine jet fighter aircraft that served with the U.S. Air Force and the Air National Guard. First flown on May 25, 1953, the F-100A entered operational service with the USAF in September 1954. It was capable of supersonic speed and made extensive use of titanium throughout the aircraft. During the Vietnam War, the F-100 flew extensively over South Vietnam as the primary close air support aircraft until it was replaced by the subsonic Vought A-7 Corsair II. It was also used by the air forces of several NATO nations and other U.S. allies. The F-100 was retired from service with the USAF in 1970 and by the Air National Guard in 1979.


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