Warbird Information Exchange

Gents,

This bird was quite a suprise as I was looking for the T-33 that is displayed in Independence according to Mr. M Blaugher's latest addition.

Hun experts let me know but her bumps and extra antenna make me think she was a QF at some point.

Hope you enjoy F-100F-10-NA 56-3813:

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I would like to reiterate my displeasure that there are no easily-accessible birds like this within at least 50 miles of Columbus!

e: That one guy gets to say "oh yeah there's a jetfighter across the street." I want to be that guy!

Anyway, great pics; wish I was close enough to stop by.

Here is the T-33 you were searching for. It was moved to Coffeyville for cleanup and repainting several years ago. I took these photos then:



This is how she looks today at her new home in Moline Kansas:



I don't know if the F-100 was a swap for the T-33 or not. We were at Coffeyville doing research on the WWII structures one nice weekend and struck up a conversation with local fellow. It turns out he flew that F-100 when he was in the Air Force. He said it was kind of cool to live in the same town as one of his old rides, but a little sad to see it on a pole.

Scott

Well maybe but I think it's better than being shot out of the sky as a target drone or being chopped up into little pieces for the smelter and lost forever...

Thanks for the Hun shots Herk, nice!

The antennas do not appear to be the type QF-100s used.
It may be a late model F-100F that was used in Vietnam as a Misty FAC. It would be great to get its bio as to where it served.
VL

I probably didn't relate the gentleman's feelings very well--he was a little misty-eyed that the airplane was static and he couldn't saddle up for one more flight. He told us he enjoyed the challenge of flying the F-100 and would LOVE to be back in the cockpit of one.

Scott

I did a little bit of research, Vlado. Go here: http://www.f-100.org/hun017.shtml Look at the third airplane in the 355th TFS section with the chute popped, and there she is at Phu Cat. Again here: http://www.f-100.org/hun012.shtml Most of the way down the page in the 416th TFS section, being refuelled in the third photo.

Scott

Scott:
Thanks for the research. Some of the 'green' single seaters had those straight stub antennas, too.
VL

Vlado,

I've been doing a little more research on that antenna farm on top of the fuselage. According to one source the larger straight antenna is an ARC-34 antenna which was originally under the nose. If there are some Super Sabre experts out there, I'd like to learn something!

Scott

I was down to Coffeeville last year...went to photograph the T-bird at the airport, but it was gone....The county sheriff told me that it was moved to the west side of town and mounted on a pole...still in Coffeville...would have gone to find her, but wife had to go potty, go eat, go shop, etc....I was informed that it wasn't an airplane trip we were on.....dang it!

Nope, the T-33 is in Moline. They do have an F-84F on a pole at the Coffeyville Aviation Museum at the site of the original municipal airport northwest of town. The museum also has a neat collection of Funk stuff as well as other goodies.

Scott

Thx Scott............I'll have to get back that way.......without the wife! I have always liked the Funk Bro's little bird....There's one based not too far from me in Mo. There was one in ratty shape in Tulsa a few years back...