F-100 Super Sabre

Summer 1982. End of 23 years F-100 operation in Denmark, Esk. 730 was the last squadron to operate the Super Sabre.
OBS. For danske entusiaster, Hjv. Biblioteket i Padborg har filmen i fuld laengde (11 min.) på DVD og med dansk speaker kommentar:

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• F-100
• Super
• Sabre
• F-100F
• Formation
• Airplane
• RDAF
• Esk.730
• Skrydstrup
• Birdsong

[pasley21]

Does anyone know when Denmark retired there Sabres?

[pou23535]

The F-100's was retired in 1982, on the 11' of august with the disbanding of Esk. 730-100.

The last RDAF F-100 flight was the next day, as 6 F-100F's was flown from SKP to KAR.

[AmdiT]

I see what you mean. But still...old school "stick and rudder" fighteres like the "Hun", F-104, Draken etc..they were more the pilots plane,. There were no computer to fly the plane! I still think that those plane had more carisma if you can say that about a plane. I do agree however ..Denmark did a good buying back in the 70s with the F-16. Glad we didn´t buy the Mirage F-1 which was one of the other competitors together with the Viggen (which I actually like very much).

[gummess]

Well AmdiT,- today we have combined the goodies from all those fine jets, speed, beauty, roughnes, presission, ranges, and multpliet it, by at least two, maby tree, and for a relative lower cost. Ewery jet still have there personalety, dispite there are a computer onboard. Denmark now have the best all round fighter (F-16AM - M4/5) you can emagine. Wee did a wery good by back in the seveties (;-))

[AmdiT]

"Oh" for the days when we here in Denmark had F-100, Drakens, F-104 and Hunters at the same time. Old fighters had personality and charm unlike nowadays flying computers.

[pasley21]

Thanks for the info I love the Sabre and this is a great video of it!