The Snapshots in Time Collection
North American F-100D Super Sabre "FW-122" in Climbing Bank Over Desert Terrain
A North American F-100D Super Sabre banks skyward over the California desert in this classic Cold War-era publicity photograph. The first USAF fighter capable of sustained supersonic flight, the F-100 became the mainstay of Tactical Air Command fighter-bomber wings from the mid-1950s and later equipped the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team. The buzz code "FW-122" and serial "63122" identify this as an F-100D from mid-1950s production. Project: 218191