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Hidden F-100 tail number 986

The hidden tail number seen below the horizontal stabilizer on a U.S. Air Force F-100C Super Sabre reveals the aircrafts real identity as tail number 54-1986 on display at the Eglin Air Force Base Armament Museum on October 24, 2023. The aircraft was the last “C” model F-100 assigned to the 174th Fighter Squadron of the 185th Fighter Group, Iowa Air National Guard before being flown to Eglin in May 1974. Tail 986 was flown as part of the 37th Tactical Fighter Group at Phu Cat air base during the 174th’s year-long deployment to Vietnam from 1968 to 1969. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot

PHOTO BY: Vincent De Groot
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CAMERA

NIKON D750

LENS

28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6

APERTURE

90/10

SHUTTERSPEED

10/3200

ISO

320

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