AP 118 · No. 10 Section II · Aircraft 1953

Aircraft hub · 1953 · Early jet age

North American F-100 Super Sabre

First fighter supersonic in level flight; the ‘Hun’ did Vietnam’s unglamorous heavy lifting. The gazetteer currently lists it at 5 UK museums.

1953
First flight
2,294
Built
864 mph
Top speed
5
Museums

Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.

On charge

Where to see the North American F-100 Super Sabre in the UK

The gazetteer records 4 North American F-100 Super Sabre airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 5 UK collections, in 3 regions: East of England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, Northern England.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
IWM DuxfordChecked 2026-10-08 Cambridge East of England —
Midland Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Coventry Midlands & Lincolnshire North American F-100D Super Sabre 54-2174
Newark Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Newark Midlands & Lincolnshire North American F-100D Super Sabre 54-2223
Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Bungay East of England North American F-100D Super Sabre 54-2196
North East Land, Sea and Air MuseumsChecked 2026-10-08 Sunderland Northern England North American F-100D Super Sabre 54-2157

3D model

The F-100D Super Sabre in 3D

A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as 54-2174, an F-100D Super Sabre that flew with the French Air Force under the Military Assistance Program, came back to American charge and was stored at RAF Sculthorpe before going to the Midland Air Museum: USAF South-East Asia camouflage of dark green, medium green and tan over light grey, the rear fuselage and afterburner section in bare heat-tinted metal, the white tail code ‘SM’ of the 55th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, RAF Wethersfield, the tail number ‘174’ beneath a small ‘AF 0-54’, star-and-bar insignia, the name ‘Mary Jane’ in white script on the port nose and two 275-gallon drop tanks, as it is displayed outdoors at the Midland Air Museum, Coventry. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 215 models · download .glb (948 KB) · Plate 158 in The Hangar

Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

de Havilland Sea Vixen, de Havilland Vampire, English Electric Lightning, Gloster Meteor, Hawker Hunter.

Where the type is thickest

East of England has 2 collections recording the type.

Type notes

The North American F-100 Super Sabre in brief

TypeNorth American F-100 Super Sabre
UK museums holding one5
Airframes recorded in this survey4

Serials are the gazetteer's survey snapshot of what each collection records on charge — restorations move between workshops and reserve hangars, so check the museum page for opening times and current display status before travelling. Every type across 119 museums is indexed in the Compendium.

Aircraft questions

Frequently asked

How many North American F-100 Super Sabre airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 4 North American F-100 Super Sabre airframes in UK collections.

Which museum has the most North American F-100 Super Sabre airframes?

Midland Air Museum has the most in this survey, with 1 recorded airframe.