Dates

Event

4 October 1957

Constructed as a F-100F-10-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA.

31 October 1957

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 56-3837.

31 October 1957

Transferred to NAMIC (Air Materiel Command), Inglewood, CA.

8 November 1957

Transferred to 366th Tactical Fighter Wing (Tactical Air Command), England AFB, LA.
Had a deployment to Lowry AFB, CO.

20 December 1958

Transferred to 4510th Combat Crew Training Wing (TAC), Luke AFB, AZ.

6 January 1959

Transferred to 401st Tactical Fighter Wing (TAC), England AFB, LA.

Deployments to Eglin AFB, FL, Luke AFB, AZ, and Nellis AFB, NV.

1 April 1959

Transferred to 4530th Combat Crew Training Wing (TAC), Williams AFB, AZ.

1 October 1960

Transferred to 4530th Combat Crew Training Group (TAC), Williams AFB, AZ.
Changed designation from Wing to Group.

21 October 1960

Transferred to 481st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 27th Tactical Fighter Wing (TAC), Cannon AFB, NM.

Deployment to Incirlik AB, Turkey.

22 September 1965

Transferred to SMAAR (Logistics Command), McClellan AFB, CA.

3 November 1965

Transferred to 356th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 39th Air Division (Pacific Air Forces), Misawa AB, Japan.
One deployment to Kunsan AB, Korea.

30 July 1966

To Air Asia, Tainan AB, Taiwan.
For contract work.

7 August 1966

Transferred to 356th TFS, 39th Air Division (PAF), Misawa AB, Japan.

12 January 1968

Transferred to 416th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 37th Tactical Fighter Wing (PACAF), Phu Cat Air Base, Vietnam.

21 February 1968

Transferred to SMAAR, Tuy Hoa AB, RVN.
For Maintenance.

6 March 1968

Transferred to 416th TFS, 37th TFW (PAF), Phu Cat AB, RVN.

July 1968

Photographer: USAF photo

5 August 1968

Transferred to SMAAR (Logistics Command), McClellan AFB, CA.
For maintenance.

11 December 1968

Transferred to 416th TFS, 37th TFW (PAF), Phu Cat AB, RVN.

Misty FAC aircraft, flown in combat by several notable USAF figures, including Gen. Merrill McPeak and Gen. Ronald Fogleman (former USAF chiefs of staff), and Col. Richard Rutan (the chief pilot of the first around-the-world) unrefueled flight.

27 May 1969

Transferred to 31st Tactical Fighter Wing (PACAF), Tuy Hoa Air Base, Vietnam.

23 September 1970

Transferred to 4403rd Tactical Fighter Wing (TAC), England AFB, LA.

From 18 June 1971 to 1979

Transferred to 163rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (ANG), 122nd Tactical Fighter Group, Fort Wayne, IN.

26 September 1979

Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number FE607.

28 August 1990

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 56-3837.
Flown to Tracor Flight Systems Incorporated at Mojave for conversion to QF-100F, but conversion was cancelled. Aircraft returned to AMARC.

From 26 February 1991 to After May 1996

Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number FE631.

2001

To National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
Aircraft remained at AMARC at this time.
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From 20 August 2001 to 15 October 2001

Disassembled.
Dismantled for shipment to Wright Patterson for restoration.

18 June 2002

Transported by air.
Moved to National Museum of the USAF for restoration and display.

Markings Applied: HE, 56837
Painted as it appeared in March 1968 with 37th TFW.

2003

Placed on display.

6 May 2008

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

19 April 2013

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield