Aircraft 54-2130 - F-100D - 01-NA

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191 Click picture to enlarge Photo Id: 54-2130-11-YF-04-011-Jura-Djibouti-1978-2.jpg
Photo contributor: Peter Rob (38)
Photo of a 1/48-scale model made by Peter Rob. The paint work on this model depicts this aircraft as it was assigned to the 04/011 (Jura) squadron that operated in Djibouti, Africa, during the June, 1972 through December, 1978 period. Lt. Croci, who flew the F-100 in the Jura squadron, drew the shark’s head that was then painted by Sgt. Morel. This paint scheme was then adopted for all 11 F-100s in the Jura squadron. The ventral fin carries a picture of a hawk’s head -- the mechanics wanted to use this drawing to commemorate the nose art carried by the B-25J Mitchell that was flown by the 498th squadron (Falcons) in 1945. The name of a pilot and of the aircraft’s mechanics was painted below the cockpit, the first time this was done on a jet aircraft in the French Air Force.
337 Click picture to enlarge Photo Id: 54-2130-F-100D-Djibouti-Shark-mouth-11YF.jpg
Photo contributor: Yves Le Milbeau (62)
The aircraft shown here was assigned to the 04/011 (Jura) squadron that operated in Djibouti, Africa, during the June, 1972 through December, 1978 period. Lt. Croci, who flew the F-100 in the Jura squadron, drew the shark’s head that was then painted by Sgt. Morel. This paint scheme was then adopted for all 11 F-100s in the Jura squadron. The ventral fin carries a picture of a hawk’s head -- the mechanics wanted to use this drawing to commemorate the nose art carried by the B-25J Mitchell that was flown by the 498th squadron (Falcons) in 1945. The name of a pilot and of the aircraft’s mechanics was painted below the cockpit, the first time this was done on a jet aircraft in the French Air Force.
338 Click picture to enlarge Photo Id: 54-2130-F-100D-Djibouti-Shark-mouth-11YF-2.jpg
Photo contributor: Yves Le Milbeau (62)
The aircraft shown here was assigned to the 04/011 (Jura) squadron that operated in Djibouti, Africa, during the June, 1972 through December, 1978 period. Lt. Croci, who flew the F-100 in the Jura squadron, drew the shark’s head that was then painted by Sgt. Morel. This paint scheme was then adopted for all 11 F-100s in the Jura squadron. The ventral fin carries a picture of a hawk’s head -- the mechanics wanted to use this drawing to commemorate the nose art carried by the B-25J Mitchell that was flown by the 498th squadron (Falcons) in 1945. The name of a pilot and of the aircraft’s mechanics was painted below the cockpit, the first time this was done on a jet aircraft in the French Air Force.
339 Click picture to enlarge Photo Id: 54-2130-F-100D-Djibouti-Shark-mouth-11YF-3.jpg
Photo contributor: Yves Le Milbeau (62)
The aircraft shown here was assigned to the 04/011 (Jura) squadron that operated in Djibouti, Africa, during the June, 1972 through December, 1978 period. Lt. Croci, who flew the F-100 in the Jura squadron, drew the shark’s head that was then painted by Sgt. Morel. This paint scheme was then adopted for all 11 F-100s in the Jura squadron. The ventral fin carries a picture of a hawk’s head -- the mechanics wanted to use this drawing to commemorate the nose art carried by the B-25J Mitchell that was flown by the 498th squadron (Falcons) in 1945. The name of a pilot and of the aircraft’s mechanics was painted below the cockpit, the first time this was done on a jet aircraft in the French Air Force.
340 Click picture to enlarge Photo Id: 54-2130-Cpt-Rey-Camet.jpg
Photo contributor: Yves Le Milbeau (62)
The aircraft shown here was assigned to the 04/011 (Jura) squadron that operated in Djibouti, Africa, during the June, 1972 through December, 1978 period. Lt. Croci, who flew the F-100 in the Jura squadron, drew the shark’s head that was then painted by Sgt. Morel. This paint scheme was then adopted for all 11 F-100s in the Jura squadron. The ventral fin carries a picture of a hawk’s head -- the mechanics wanted to use this drawing to commemorate the nose art carried by the B-25J Mitchell that was flown by the 498th squadron (Falcons) in 1945. The name of a pilot and of the aircraft’s mechanics was painted below the cockpit, the first time this was done on a jet aircraft in the French Air Force.
1354 Click picture to enlarge Photo Id: 54-2130 F-100D Thierry Demougin -02e.jpg
Photo contributor: Thierry Demougin (167)
I (Thierry Demougin) took this picture of 54-2130 on July 22, 2008, at the castle of Savigny les Beaune, Burgundy, France. The aircraft shown here was assigned to the 04/011 (Jura) squadron that operated in Djibouti, Africa, during the June, 1972 through December, 1978 period. Lt. Croci, who flew the F-100 in the Jura squadron, drew the shark’s head that was then painted by Sgt. Morel. This paint scheme was then adopted for all 11 F-100s in the Jura squadron. The ventral fin carries a picture of a hawk’s head -- the mechanics wanted to use this drawing to commemorate the nose art carried by the B-25J Mitchell that was flown by the 498th squadron (Falcons) in 1945. The name of a pilot and of the aircraft’s mechanics was painted below the cockpit, the first time this was done on a jet aircraft in the French Air Force.