F-100C Super Sabre - Birmingham, AL
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N 33° 33.785 W 086° 44.475
16S E 524016 N 3713743
The F-100 Super Sabre was the USAF's first operational aircraft capable of flying faster than the speed of sound (760 mph) in level flight.
Waymark Code: WMEGHA
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
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F-100C 41753 was named and christened "Susan Constant" by Mrs. W.S. Morrison, wife of the Speaker of England's House of Commons, in London on May 12, 1957, in commemoration of the 350th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia.

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The F-100 Super Sabre was the USAF's first operational aircraft capable of flying faster than the speed of sound (760 mph) in level flight. It made its initial flight on May 25, 1953. The first production aircraft was completed in October 1953. North American built 2,294 F-100s before production ended in 1959.

Designed originally to destroy enemy aircraft in aerial combat, the F-100 later became a fighter-bomber. It made its combat debut during the Vietnam Conflict where it was assigned the task of attacking such targets as bridges, river barges, road junctions and areas being used by infiltrating enemy soldiers.

The F-100C, which made its first flight in 1955, featured such advances as an in-flight refueling system, provisions for extra fuel drop tanks and bombs under the wings and an improved electronic bombing system.

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Type of Aircraft: (make/model): F-110C Super Sabre

Tail Number: (S/N): 41753

Construction:: original aircraft

Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Southeast corner of the Birmingham Alabama Airport. Coords were taken at the airport fence.

inside / outside: outside

Other Information::
The aircraft is part of the collection of the Southern Museum of Flight. This aircraft is on loan from the U. S. Air Force Heritage Program.


Access restrictions:
The aircraft is inside the airport fence. Visit during daylight hours only.


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Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)

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