North American F100 Super Sabre A, C, D, F Models
RF100A yes I said RF100A not much is known about the six aircraft modfied for RF duties in Europe they were pulled off the production line at Los Angles and were known as "SLICK CHICKS". The six serial # were 53-1545, 53-1546, 53-1547, 53-1548, 53-1551, 53-1554.  Three were shipped to Europe by ship out of Mobil Ala on 15 Apr 1955 53-1545, 53-1551, 53-1554.  They ended up at Bitburg Germany 7407 Support Group. The other three  53-1546, 53-1547, 53-1548 went  to Kisarazu AB Japan aboard ship decooned and flown to Yokota AB Japan 6021 Reconnaissence Squadron on 2 June 1955.
53-1551 was lost to a crash on 2 Oct 1956,  53-1548 was lost 23 June 1955 in Japan. The remaining four went to the 4 Recon Sq Republic of China and renumbered 5645, 5646, 5647, 5648 there fate is unknown as this was a highly classified operation and very little is known. Even today nothing is really known what these aircraft did or where they ended up except for the two that crashed.
RF100A 53-1545 Note the Bulge on the Fuselage 545 scrapped Taiwan  1960's
RF100A 53-1551 Crashed Spangdahlem Germany 2 Oct 1956
Photographs are taken by unknown person but believe to be USAF Photos
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