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    Airframe Family: North American F-100 Super Sabre
    Latest Model:F-100D-50-NH Super Sabre
    Last Military Serial:3-888 THK
    Construction Number:224-155
    Last Civil Registration:N2011U
    Latest Owner or Location:Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, California

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    Event

    Constructed as a F-100D-50-NH by North American at Columbus, Ohio, USA.

    Circa 1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 55-2888.

    From By 1989 to By 1997

    Placed in open storage unrestored at Mojave, CA.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Turk Hava Kuvvetleri with s/n 3-888.

    From July 1989 to By 1992

    To Tracor Flight Systems Inc, Mojave, CA with new c/r N2011U.

    9 August 1989

    Ferry flight.
    Flown from Conya AB,Turkey, to Preswick and onto the USA.

    September 1989


    Photographer: Jacqueline Fischer
    Notes: Mojave, CA; still in Turkish AF colors

    From 17 February 1993 to By 2001

    To Global Aerospace Inc, Diamond Bar, CA.

    From 1998 to By 2001

    To Gregory C. Forbes, Lodi, CA.

    20 September 2001

    To Flight Materials Inc/Gregory C. Forbes, McClellan Air Park, CA.

    1 November 2001

    Transported by ground.
    Moved to McClellan for restoration.

    Restored.
    Markings Applied: USAF Thunderbirds, 6

    24 July 2002

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX2011U (F-100D, 55-2888) issued.

    By 2003

    Restored.
    Markings Applied: 52888
    The work was carried out at Mojave, CA. It was painted in a green/brown camoflauge paint scheme.

    April 2003

    First flight.
    Contributor #12582 comments (4 December 2022): First Flight in April 2003 was flown by Lee Holcomb, and was accompanied by a Canadian built F-86 Sabre serving as a chase plane. On takeoff, the plane oscillated up/down in pitch, with Lee struggling to bring it under control. Lee commented after the flight, I do not remember these being so pitch sensitive.

    Based at Aviation Classics, Reno Stead Airport, Reno, NV.
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    16 September 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    16 September 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    11 September 2013


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    24 September 2013

    Civil registration, N2011U, cancelled.

    18 March 2014

    To Ronald L. Brandon, Reno, NV with new c/r N2011U.

    By November 2015

    Placed on display with Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, CA.
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    4 October 2016


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Palm Springs Air Museum, CA.

    22 April 2017


    Photographer: Marcin Rogowski
    Notes: At Palm Springs Air Museum, CA, USA.

    12 March 2018

    Civil registration, N2011U, cancelled.


    Photographer: Unknown


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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall

    Internet Sources
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    Anonymous
    Mike Henniger
    Marcin Rogowski

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