Usaf F-100 Super Saber Vietnam War

WHILE THE F-105 THUNDERCHIEF AND F-4 PHANTOM FLEW THE MAJORITY OF THE FIGHTER-BOMBER MISSIONS OVER NORTH VIETNAM, THE THUNDERCHIEF`S SERVICE PREDECESSOR, THE F-100 SUPER SABRE, STAYED ON TO FIGHT THE AIR WAR IN SOUTH VIETNAM UNTIL JUNE 1971. ALTHOUGH IT WAS DESIGNED AS AN AIR DEFENSE FIGHTER, AND WAS LATER GIVEN NUCLEAR CAPABILITY AS THE MAINSTAY OF TACTICAL AIR COMMAND`S DETERRENT POSTURE, IT WAS THE F-100`S TOUGHNESS, ADAPTABILITY, AND RELIABILITY THAT MADE IT IDEALLY SUITED TO THE INCESSANT `TAXI-RANK` CLOSE SUPPORT AND COUNTER-INSURGENCY MISSIONS IN VIETNAM.