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HOBBY MASTER
MODEL NO. HA2103.
SCALE 1/72
The "D" variant was the ultimate version of the F-100 with 1,274 aircraft being produced. The
production of the F-100 ended in August 1959. The F-100D arrived in Southeast Asia in 1962 with its
primary mission being close air support and ground attack within South Vietnam. This role was
eventually taken over by the A-7 Corsair II. The aircraft became affectionately known as “The Hun”,
short for “one HUNdred”. The last F-100 left Vietnam in July 1971 but not before 242 of these aircraft
was lost. The “Hun” was eventually replaced by the F-4 Phantom II and the F-105 Thunderchief.
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