Gord McNulty, vice president of the Canadian Aviation Historical Society, submitted this photo and note: “I was 10 years old when I was thrilled to climb the ladder to a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-100 Super Sabre at the 1957 Canadian National Exhibition Air Show in Toronto. The Thunderbirds extended a warm welcome to my father, Jack, a well-known aviation photographer who took this shot at what was then Malton Airport (now Toronto Pearson International Airport).”
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The F-100 was the best Thunderbird, the paint scheme really fit its form along with the polished aluminum overall color. It is a shame I was too young when it was in use to have ever seen one fly but the pictures and video clips are impressive. FYI the first Thunderbird I ever saw was the F-4 version, impressive mostly in the amount of noise it created.