Specialists to attach wings to aircraft flown in Vietnam War
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (AP) — Museum aviation restoration specialists in Georgia are expected to attach wings to the main body of an aircraft flown during the Vietnam War.
The museum says the wings will be attached to the fuselage of the F-100D Super Sabre on Friday morning. The airplane was flown in combat during the Vietnam War by retired Maj. Gen. Rick Goddard, the former commander of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center.
The work will be accomplished on the restoration pad at the back of the museum grounds.
The first flight of the F-100 prototype was on May 25, 1953.
The Super Sabre was flown extensively during the Vietnam War and was used primarily as a fighter-bomber in ground-support missions such as attacking bridges, road junctions, and troop concentrations.