11 December 1966 – Capt A.E. Belford was serving with the 90TFS out of Bien Hoa AB, Vietnam. On a mission to discover a Vietcong supply route, his F-100 #553787 was hit by heavy artillery. Belford ejected and was rescued near Dau Tieng, RVN by HH-43F from Det. 6, 38th ARRS, crewed by David M. Randall (P), Robert A. Reilly (CP), Melvin G. Goff (FE) and Robert A. Loud (PJ).
Today in History – December 31, 2024 – The Super Sabre Society thanks everyone who has visited our website.
As of 31 December 2024 the Super Sabre Society will be no more. We had a good run and the stories of our F-100 pilots will live on. Many thanks to Jack Paddock of Heart and Soul Web Design (https://heartandsoulwebdesign.com/) for the design and management of our site. After 31 December, the site will be