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    Airframe Family: North American F-100 Super Sabre
    Latest Model:F-100F-15-NA Super Sabre
    Last Military Serial:56-3990 USAF
    Construction Number:243-266
    Compressed ID:NA F-100F-15-NA sn 56-3990 USAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Commemorative Air Force - Highland Lakes Squadron, Burnet Municipal Airport / Kate Craddock Field, Burnet, Texas

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    Dates

    Event

    From Unknown to 20 June 1958

    Constructed as a F-100F-15-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA.
    Factory rollout date.

    31 July 1958

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 56-3990.

    31 July 1958

    To North American Aviation, Inglewood, CA (NAMIC).

    9 September 1958

    To 18th TFW, Kadena AB, Okinawa.
    Markings added: FW-990

    9 May 1959

    Transferred to 4440th ADG, Langley AFB, VA.

    14 May 1959

    To Sacramento Air Material Area, McClellan AFB, CA (SARAR).

    16 December 1959

    Transferred to 4440th ADG, Langley AFB, VA.

    18 December 1959

    To Warner-Robins Air Material Area, Robins AFB, GA (WRAAR).

    8 February 1960

    Transferred to 4440th ADG, Langley AFB, VA.

    15 February 1960

    Transferred to 20th TFW, RAF Wethersfield, UK.
    Operated with markings: FW-990

    20 December 1968

    To CAFMS, Madrid, Spain.
    Contract depot maintenance.

    14 March 1969

    Transferred to 20th TFW, RAF Wethersfield, UK.

    7 May 1969

    Transferred to 7272nd Flying Training Wing, Wheelus AB, Libya.

    24 June 1969

    Transferred to 77th TFS, 20th TFW, RAF Wethersfield, UK.

    30 September 1970

    Base of operations changed.
    RAF Upper Heyford, UK.

    12 October 1970

    To Sacramento Air Material Area, McClellan AFB, CA (SMAAR).

    17 October 1970

    Transferred to 112th TFS, 180th TFG, Ohio ANG, Toledo Express AP, OH.
    Operated with markings: OH

    3 April 1974

    Transferred to 175th TFS, 114th TFG, South Dakota ANG, Joe Foss ANGB, SD.

    By 1977

    Transferred to 112th TFS, 180th TFG, Ohio ANG, Toledo Express AP, OH.

    29 September 1979

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number FE618.

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    26 February 1996

    Loaned to City of Burnet, Burnet, TX.

    7 March 1996

    Placed on display with Commemorative Air Force-Highland Lakes Squadron, Burnet Municipal Airport/Kate Craddock Field, Burnet, TX.
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    11 April 2008


    Photographer: Bill Kistler

    6 May 2024


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Burnet, TX, USA
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2007 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     F-100 Super Sabre Database by Henk Scharringa
    MASDC II, AMARC, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, 1982-1987 by Fryer and Swann
    National Museum of the United States Air Force
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Max Sabin
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