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Hobby Master 1/72 scale HA2110: North American F-100D Super Sabre Thor's Hammer of the 309th TFS, 31st TFW, Vietnam in 1970. Production run of 1,500 models.
Length 7.75 inches Wingspan 6.5 inches
The 309th TFS Dusty Ducks were based at Tuy Hoa AB, South Vietnam from December 6, 1966 until September 8, 1970. The 31st TFW commanded five F-100 squadrons and was the most important F-100 wing in South Vietnam flying interdiction strikes, reconnaissance, rescue combat patrol and attacked enemy anti-aircraft locations. The 31st TFW squadrons took part in the Tet Offensive, the Siege of Khe Sanh and the extraction of troops from Kham Duc. The 31st reached 100,000 combat sortie milestone in September 1969.
The North American F-100 Super Sabre served the USAF from 1954 to 1971 and the ANG until 1979. The F-100 commonly referred to as the Hun (a shortened version of one hundred) was the first US fighter capable of attaining supersonic speed in level flight. The Hun was used extensively as close-air-support in South Vietnam.
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