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On 16 April 1961, six Super Sabres were deployed from Clark Air Base in the Philippines to Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand for air defense purposes; the first F-100s to enter combat in Southeast Asia.[18] From that date until their redeployment in 1971, the F-100s were the longest-serving U.S. jet fighter-bomber to fight in […]

15 Apr 1971 – Capt. J.C. Hauk is piloting F-100D #562955 as Yellow Jacket 1 for the 352nd TFS out of  Phan Rang. While on a mission he is hit by small arms fire or possibly AAA and crashes. He is recovered by Army forces. At the end of April 1971, the 352d began phasing

14 April 1986: In response to several acts of international terrorism sponsored by the Libyan regime of Muammar Khadafi, the United States launched Operation El Dorado Canyon. Along with A-6E Intruders, F/A-18 Hornets and A-7 Corsair IIs from the aircraft carriers USS America and USS Coral Sea, 24 General Dynamics F-111F Aardvarks of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing from RAF