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==Operational History==

==Operational History==

The Super Sabre entered US service in 1954.  In April 1961, the plane made national headlines when one accidently shot down a [[B-52 Stratofortress]] during a practice mission.  Two F-100s were doing simulated intercepts on the bomber over [[New Mexico]] when one of the Sidewinders was launched.  The missile tracked, and severed the left wing of the B-52, sending it hurtling to the ground.  The navigator, bombardier, and an ECM officer were killed.  An investigation conclusively ruled out pilot error, and attributed the launch to a mechanical failure in the missile launch circuits.  In effect, the Sidewinder had fired itself.<ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/dc/jinxx1/images/Shootdown.html Shootdown: the Death of the B-52 Ciudad Juarez]</ref>

The Super Sabre entered US service in 1954.  In April 1961, the plane made national headlines when one accidentally shot down a [[B-52 Stratofortress]] during a practice mission.  Two F-100s were doing simulated intercepts on the bomber over [[New Mexico]] when one of the Sidewinders was launched.  The missile tracked, and severed the left wing of the B-52, sending it hurtling to the ground.  The navigator, bombardier, and an ECM officer were killed.  An investigation conclusively ruled out pilot error, and attributed the launch to a mechanical failure in the missile launch circuits.  In effect, the Sidewinder had fired itself.<ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/dc/jinxx1/images/Shootdown.html Shootdown: the Death of the B-52 Ciudad Juarez]</ref>

Like most other planes of the Century Series, including the [[F-104 Starfighter]] and [[F-105 Thunderchief]], the Super Sabre saw action in the [[Vietnam War]].  F-100s participated in the first strikes of [[Operation Rolling Thunder|Rolling Thunder]], defending the bombers against MiGs and suppressing AAA (anti-aircraft artillery).  On April 4, 1965, Hun pilot Captain Donald Kilgus shot down a MiG-17 with his 20-mms, one of the first American aerial kills of the war.<ref>[http://www.dudes411.com/planes3.html  Cold War Fighter Planes 1954-1960]</ref>  Later in the conflict, two-seat F-100Fs were modified for attacking SAM sites, becoming the first Wild Weasels.<ref>''Rolling Thunder: Jet Combat From World War II to the Gulf War'', by Ivan Rendall, Dell Publishing, 1997</ref>  All F-100s had been withdrawn from the region by the time Rolling Thunder ended, replaced by the faster and more capable [[F-4 Phantom]].

Like most other planes of the Century Series, including the [[F-104 Starfighter]] and [[F-105 Thunderchief]], the Super Sabre saw action in the [[Vietnam War]].  F-100s participated in the first strikes of [[Operation Rolling Thunder|Rolling Thunder]], defending the bombers against MiGs and suppressing AAA (anti-aircraft artillery).  On April 4, 1965, Hun pilot Captain Donald Kilgus shot down a MiG-17 with his 20-mms, one of the first American aerial kills of the war.<ref>[http://www.dudes411.com/planes3.html  Cold War Fighter Planes 1954-1960]</ref>  Later in the conflict, two-seat F-100Fs were modified for attacking SAM sites, becoming the first Wild Weasels.<ref>''Rolling Thunder: Jet Combat From World War II to the Gulf War'', by Ivan Rendall, Dell Publishing, 1997</ref>  All F-100s had been withdrawn from the region by the time Rolling Thunder ended, replaced by the faster and more capable [[F-4 Phantom]].

===France===

===France===

[[France]]’s L’Armee de L’Air was the first foreign customer for the F-100, and acquired a hundred of them, starting in May 1958.  Before American planes ever struck targets in Vietnam, French Super Sabres were active in another guerilla war, the [[Algerian War of Independence]], striking rebel targets from bases in France.

[[France]]’s L’Armee de L’Air was the first foreign customer for the F-100, and acquired a hundred of them, starting in May 1958.  Before American planes ever struck targets in Vietnam, French Super Sabres were active in another guerrilla war, the [[Algerian War of Independence]], striking rebel targets from bases in France.

===Taiwan===

===Taiwan===