Update for the NASM's F-100

old iron · **Posted:** Fri Apr 05, 2013 7:25 pm

Anybody have a picture of this in the new location? Nothing up on flickr yet!

Ken · **Posted:** Fri Apr 05, 2013 7:57 pm

Marauderman26 wrote:

Dispite previous reports of a repaint (other than the tail) , the paint is original.

Therefore camo trumps NMF.

old iron · **Posted:** Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:21 pm

Hello all,

The Smithsonian has put up quite a nice collection of photos on Flickr of the F-100 assembly and current display at Udvar-Hazy. Take a look.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/airandspace/8650635138/in/photostream/

gale_dono · **Joined:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:32 pm **Posts:** 328

p51 wrote:

Is it just me, or is it sad that any airplane type that served in Vietnam usually means a 'Nam camo paintjob when one of the type gets preserved somewhere?
F-100s were painted other than camo. My Dad worked one one of the very first ones in the late 50s during his brief time in the USAF and he only ever saw them in bare metal...

This is also true for a lot of types, but the B-25 is one that particularly springs to mind, seeing as there are probably about a dozen J models painted as Doolittle Raiders at the moment. I'd much rather see a colorful TB-25J/K/L/M scheme from the 50s for once than yet one more Raider bird, I'm sorry. It's not like no one has heard of the event by now.

Or the F-51H at Lackland painted as a D.

Ken · **Posted:** Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:55 am

Cockpit shot on the flickr link looks great. Besides what I'll see if I follow the link to the airframe history on the NASM page, can anyone add to where this airplane has resided since leaving active duty??

Ken

Marauderman26 · **Joined:** Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:05 am **Posts:** 167

Ken wrote:

Cockpit shot on the flickr link looks great. Besides what I'll see if I follow the link to the airframe history on the NASM page, can anyone add to where this airplane has resided since leaving active duty??

Ken

Marauderman26 wrote:

Rauhbatz wrote:

One of my CAF Dixie Wing colleagues flew that F-100 into Dulles for storage and then display. He recollects the flight as a mixed sad/happy affair; sad that it was not going to be flying again but happy that it will get the attention of millions of visitors...

The NASM F-100 was not flown into IAD but Andrews AFB in 1978. The aircraft was towed to the Garber Facility where it has been in storage.
The aircraft was disassembled and trucked to the new Hazy Center just weeks ago.

old iron · **Posted:** Wed Apr 17, 2013 1:45 pm

Yes, this was retired and placed into storage at Garber immediately after active service. It was assembled and in indoor storage throughout that time, so no real restoration work needed, just disassebly at Garber and reassembly at Udvar Hazy to go on display.

It would be nice to see the same happen for the SPAD, which has been in doone storage for about the same maount of time (originally traded from Tallichet).

p51 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 17, 2013 4:18 pm

gale_dono wrote:

This is also true for a lot of types, but the B-25 is one that particularly springs to mind, seeing as there are probably about a dozen J models painted as Doolittle Raiders at the moment. I'd much rather see a colorful TB-25J/K/L/M scheme from the 50s for once than yet one more Raider bird, I'm sorry. It's not like no one has heard of the event by now.

Good point. Or how about the vast majority of Mustangs and B-17s that are now painted in 8th AF markings?

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