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| | Code: MB-B8285 
Status: Sold out - Discontinued
We regret this item is no longer available for sale. Please see the product description for links to similar items we still have available. | Matchbox Collectibles B8285
North American F-100 Super Sabre Diecast Model
USAF 174th FS Bats, Dick Rutan, Vietnam, 1969 |
| 1:72 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| North American F-100 Super Sabre | | 7.75" | | 6.5" |
Long before Dick Rrutan and Jeane Yeager flew Voyager around the world without refueling, Dick was reaching for the stars in another aircraft. As a test pilot for his brother's cutting-edge airplane company, Dick set speed and distance records in the firm's Long-EZ sport plane. And, in Vietnam, he flew more than 300 missions in a fighter that had fascinated him in his youth - the sleek F-100 Super Sabre. Designed as a high-performance evolution of the F-86 Sabre, the F-100 Super Sabre was first flown on May 25, 1953. This swept-wing aircraft was the first in the "Century Series" and the first operational USAF aircraft capable of supersonic speed in level flight. It was adapted for use as a fighter-bomber and was the Air Force's primary close-support aircraft through much of the Vietnam War. Despite its promise, the F-100 proved to be a dangerous aircraft, by the end of its USAF service in 1972, a total of 889 F-100s had been lost in accidents, claiming the lives of 324 pilots. © Copyright 2003-2025 The Flying Mule, Inc. The Matchbox "Collectibles" range presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of military aircraft. Matchbox "Collectibles" diecast airplanes feature: - Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Permanently retracted landing gear.
- Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Authentic ordnance loads complete with placards.
- Detailed pilot figures.
- Spinning propellers.
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