29 September 1965 – Capt Samuel H. Holmes was serving with the 481st TFS out of Tan Son Nhut AB in Vietnam. On a mission over South Vietnam, his F-100D was hit by gunfire in the right wing. Holmes ejected and was recovered with minor injuries.
Published May 31, 2022 By Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th Air Refueling Wing SIOUX CITY, IA — When the U.S. Air Force F-100 Super Sabre that was on static display in Sioux
The RAF museum archives tell us the story of the phrase “Beware of the Hun in the Sun!” The archive story describes the origin of the phrase. “One of the most famous phrases in aviation
On September 14, 2022, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration squadron flew a unique formation over Arlington National Cemetery to honor the burial of twin brothers Lt. Gen. Charles “Buck” and Maj. Gen. Cuthbert “Bill”
You may not know about the places at Nellis AFB, NV that are named for F-100 pilots. Here they are… Boyd Hall is named for Colonel John R. Boyd. While an F-100 gunnery instructor with the
Story by Dario Leone, aviationgeeks.com Jan 20, 2020. This story contains links to available purchase. Proceeds DO NOT go to the Super Sabre Society. “The first F-100 combat mission was a disaster — what we
“Herding cattle with a century-series fighter” by Capt. Roland Schultz – With permission from Air Facts Journal In the mid-70s, the USAF was looking for new airspace to conduct low level/high speed training. Existing routes
Want to buy the book? Found this online… Published by United Technologies Corporation, Pratt & Whitney/General Dynamics, Fort Worth Division, West Palm Beach, Florida/Fort Worth, Texas, 1982. This copy was listed for $40 on the
Memorial services for BGen Jon A. Reynolds will be held with full military honors on September 8, 2022, at 11:00 am in Arlington Cemetery. All SSS members and friends of Jon are invited. The arrangements
Shep sent the link to this beautiful tribute to Bob Hoover. “Robert Anderson Hoover (January 24, 1922 – October 25, 2016) was an American fighter pilot, test pilot, flight instructor, and record-setting air show aviator.”
George Dubick’s artwork is always engaging, beautifully crafted, and great fun to see. Here’s a recent pen and ink and some bonus illustrations. Click on the illustrations to enlarge them. Caption from George… “Formation flying
The memorial services for General Charles “Chuck” Boyd took place on 14 July at Arlington National Cemetery. Distinguished members of the USAF and USN attended and spoke about Chuck’s illustrious career. Speakers included: Rear Admiral
D.B. Cooper, Comic Strip aviator Dan Cooper and the F-100. All of us know the story of D.B. Cooper, the man who jumped into the night with $200k after hijacking Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305,
This story is excerpted from Thisdayinaviation.com… “26 February 1955: Although it was his day off, North American Aviation production test pilot George Franklin Smith stopped by the office at Los Angeles Airport (today, known as
While searching for photos of SSS Members, I found a name I didn’t recognize and a photo of a pilot in front of an F-100. Richard French, (LtCol USAF, Ret) had a host of news
Major General LeRoy W. (Swede) Svendsen, Jr. died on the 14th day of February at the age of 93. He has been nominated as an Honorary Member of the Super Sabre Society for his storied
ROMANCING THE ‘HUN’ – A LEGENDARY AIRCRAFT FROM WHICH HEROES WERE MADE By Julie Summers Walker, published January 1, 2022. Reprinted in part with permission by Mike Fizer. Additional photos added for interest. “It is
From the site migflug.com we get a great video of some of the craziest air and land machines built by the Soviets. As the author on the site says, “At times one could think some
“John Richard Boyd was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Force following completion of the ROTC program at the University of Iowa. On March 27, 1953, Boyd arrived in Korea as an F-86
In the June 9, 1958 edition of TIME Magazine, there was an article titled “How To Go Weightless”. “The magazine’s Medicine Editor Gilbert Cant “went weightless in one of the Air Force’s fast jet fighters
An article by Bryan R. Swopes tells a fantastic story about Scott Crossfield and the first F-100 NACA flight. Here it is as told on Bryan’s website This Day In Aviation.com. 8 September 1954: Scott
This wide-ranging USAF video covers the rapid expansion of the US Air Force’s role in the Vietnam War in the mid-1960s. Bases are set up at Cam Ran Bay, Phan Rang, Bien Hoa, and other
