5 May 1969 – A USAF North American F-100D-70-NA Super Sabre, #56-3214, one of two Super Sabres from the 452nd TFS/81st TFW out of RAF Lakenheath, was on a gunnery mission over Holbeach Range, Cambs., UK. The plane suffered engine failure, forcing pilot Capt. R.E. Riggs to eject. The jet fighter impacted into farmland, missing
4 September 1950 – Cpt Robert E. Wayne becomes the first pilot to be rescued from behind enemy lines by a helicopter. By June of 1950, Capt. Robert E. Wayne was already a seasoned pilot. While flying an F-80 Shooting Star, he shot down two enemy aircraft on a single mission on the first day […]
4 September 1955 – An F-100C won the Bendix Trophy, covering 2,235 mi (2,020 nmi, 3,745 km) at an average speed of 610.726 mph (530.706 kn, 982.868 km/h). Col. Carlos “Tote” Talbot (SSS Member – RIP), was the pilot. He flew from Victorville, CA to Philadelphia. The Bendix Trophy is a U.S. aeronautical racing trophy. The transcontinental, point-to-point race, sponsored
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“3 September 1954: At the Dayton Air Show, being held for the first time at the James M. Cox Municipal Airport, Major John L. (“Jack”) Armstrong, U.S. Air Force, flew his North American Aviation F-86H-1-NH Sabre, 52-1998, to a Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) World Record for Speed Over a Closed Circuit of 500 Kilometers Without Payload, averaging 1,045.206 kilometers
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