North American F-100 Super Sabre [Hardcover]

Peter E Davies (Author), Peter E. Davies (Author)

Book Description

Series: Crowood Aviation Series | Publication Date: June 2003

The North American F-100 Super Sabre was the world's first jet fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight. Initially employed in the interceptor and nuclear strike roles, the aircraft came into its own in the skies over Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Topics covered include: First-hand accounts of action in the F-100; F-100s with other air forces; Comprehensive reference material; Unrivalled collection of period photographs from F-100 authority David Menard.

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About the Author

Peter E Davies specializes in modern military aviation and this is his fourteenth book on the subject. His career in secondary education has been combined with writing, drama, broadcasting and music. David W Menard spent twenty-two years in USAF aircraft maintenance units. After retirement he worked at the USAF Museum for over twenty years in restoration and research divisions.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: The Crowood Press (June 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861265778
• ISBN-13: 978-1861265777
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,766,007 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding historical reference, March 24, 2006

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C. Moore (Southeast USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: North American F-100 Super Sabre (Hardcover)

Exhaustive research on the world's first production supersonic airplane. Excellent history, first-person accounts, and photos: from research into production to Vietnam to service in foreign nations. Also extensive reference materials such as production history, individual aircraft losses (s/n and date) in Vietnam, drone conversions, location of static displays, and much. Definitely the best book on this plane to-date.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars F-100 Super Sabre, November 8, 2009

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cpt matt (tanktown, DE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: North American F-100 Super Sabre (Hardcover)

This jet of the early '50's traces its roots back to the P-51 Mustang and F-86 Sabre. North American Aviation wanted to build a supersonic plane to continue the line of excellent fighters it had become famous for. The F-100 Super Sabre is what resulted.

The author captures the design, development and deployment of each version with a lot of excellent black and white photos, narrative and pilot's stories about the jet fighter. There are 8 pages of color photos and plenty of line drawings, engines, descriptions of the weapons (guns, missles) used by the plane. It also tells about the different NATO nations that used the plane and the F-100 experiences in Vietnam.

The F-100 was a very good plane for its time, well liked by its pilots and this book is a very detailed review of why. I definatately recommend it for anyone interested in US Aviation of the 50's and early 60's.