The Snapshots in Time Collection

North American F-100 Super Sabre in Flight Above Clouds, USAF Serial 63733 / FW-733, Dated 7-19-57

North American F-100 Super Sabre in Flight Above Clouds, USAF Serial 63733 / FW-733, Dated 7-19-57

A North American F-100 Super Sabre, the U.S. Air Force's first operational supersonic fighter, banks above towering clouds in this official 1957 photograph. Serial number 63733 and buzz code FW-733 identify this two-seat variant, part of a generation of jets that defined American air power during the early Cold War. Project: 218216