F-100 what unit and markings?

[Tomppa B]

47 minutes ago, 72modeler said:

Martin,

 

If it indeed was this Hun, it was based at Soesterberg and written off in 1960. Scroll down to its serial number.

http://www.eagleaviation.nl/Soesterberg 32nd TFS F-100 serial review.htm

 

Here's an accident report and photo of her sister ship, 54-1984, that shows the full bands on the fin.

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=170951

 

Mike

 

 

In the lower there is an excellent photo. The two triangles have the names of the pilot and the crew chief. And the tail bands do not start from the leading edge!

Edited September 18, 2020 by Tomppa B
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[72modeler]

1 hour ago, Tomppa B said:

the tail bands do not start from the leading edge!

...and they don't in the photo of FW-985; hard to see the leading edge of the fin in the grainy photo, but of you look at the top of the photo, you can see the LE of the black sense antenna, and if you project that line down to the fin fillet, I think you will see that the bands do not begin at the leading edge of the fin.

Mike

[Tomppa B]

12 hours ago, 72modeler said:

...and they don't in the photo of FW-985; hard to see the leading edge of the fin in the grainy photo, but of you look at the top of the photo, you can see the LE of the black sense antenna, and if you project that line down to the fin fillet, I think you will see that the bands do not begin at the leading edge of the fin.

Mike

Quite right. A further clue are the two short black looking, in reality red, on the forward extension of the fin.

[Starfighter]

This is an F- 100C of the 32nd. TFS, 36th. TFW. This squadron was based at Soesterburg in the Netherlands and the tail bands were green with white trim.

Like the other a/c of the 36th. the bands finish short of the fin leading edge ( maybe to avoid it wearing away in the slipstream ? ) HYH