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19 October 1954 |
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Constructed as a F-100C-1-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA.
As the first production F-100C. |
29 October 1954 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 53-1709.
Conditionally accepted by the USAF since all Super Sabres were officially grounded at that time pending the fitting of new vertical tails. |
17 January 1955 |
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First flight.
Piloted by NAA test pilot George Hoskins. |
1955 |
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Photographer: USAF
Notes: F-100C Super Sabre 53-1709 at the NAA facility at Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale, CA, USA. |
20 August 1955 |
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Col Horace A. Hanes flew it to Mach 1.246 at 12192 m over Edwards AFB, setting the first in history FAI supersonic world speed record of 1323 km/h. |
20 August 1955 |
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Photographer: USAF
Notes: Col Horace A. Hanes with F-100C Super Sabre 53-1709, at Edwards AFB after setting a supersonic speed record. |
From 4 September 1956 to 1958 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. |
From 4 September 1956 to 2 November 1960 |
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Transferred to Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, NAS Moffett Field, CA, USA.
In 1958 renamed as Ames Research Center. |
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Modified for variable stability tests, the first three-axis variable stability aircraft at Ames. |
1958 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. |
From 2 November 1960 to March 1961 |
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Transferred to Langley Research Center, Langley Field, VA, USA.
Operated with markings: NASA 25 |
September 1962 |
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Redesignated as JF-100C. |
By 1962 |
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Transferred to Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, CA, USA.
Used for a range of airborne simulation studies, including some in support of the X-15 and SST programs. |
By 1962 |
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Vertical stabilizer of F-100D was installed. |
1962 |
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Photographer: NASA Dryden Flight Research Cent
Notes: North American JF-100C (53-1709) Super Sabre airplane on a lakebed at Edwards AFB. |
From 11 March 1964 to 21 May 1972 |
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Transferred to Ames Research Center, NAS Moffett Field, CA, USA.
Operated with markings: NASA 703
Used to evaluate direct-lift control as an aid to air-to-air refueling. |
Circa 1964 |
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Photographer: NASA
Notes: JF-100C 53-1709 at the Ames Research Center, NAS Moffett Field, CA, USA. |
11 August 1969 |
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To National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moffett Field, CA with new c/r N703NA. |
From September 1972 to 2004 |
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To San Jose State University, CA, USA.
As an instructional airframe. |
2 August 1974 |
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Civil registration, N703NA, cancelled. |
2004 |
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To Castle Air Museum, Castle Airport (formerly Castle AFB), Atwater, CA.
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Markings Applied: FW-879, 52879
Painted as F-100D s/n 55-2879. |
12 September 2010 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger |
12 September 2010 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger |
1 May 2017 |
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Photographer: Marcin Rogowski
Notes: At the Castle Air Museum in Atwater, CA, USA. |
18 October 2022 |
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Photographer: Ewo van Houten
Notes: In NASA mks during our visit October 18th 2022 |
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