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Today in History – September 29, 1954 – The F-100 enters service with the 479th Fighter Wing.

29 September 1954 – The North American F-100 Super Sabre entered service with the United States Air Force‘s 479th Fighter Wing. Initially, the new wing maintained tactical proficiency with the World War II-era F-51Ds inherited from the Air National Guard, then in February 1953 upgrading to the North American F-86H Sabre jet aircraft. The wing

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Seymour, John C.

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John C. Seymour

Preferred Name: John
Date of Birth: March 10, 1942
Highest Military Grade: Select
Biography
Pilot Information

John Seymour flew the F-100 from 1972-1987 with the 118th Tactical Fighter Squadron of the CT ANG at Bradley. He is the Chief Pilot at Twenty Aviation.

Units Assigned

  • 1972-1987 118th Tactical Fighter Squadron/Bradley ANGB, CT (F-100)

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Flight Info

F-100

Military & Civilian Education

Civilian Education:

  • 1965 BS/Aeronautical Engineering, Purdue University

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