Prior to the Vietnam War, most of the legendary ... with the world's first supersonic jet; the F-100 Super Sabre. The North American Aircraft Company produced 2,294 F-100s and of those, 1,274 ...

Recognizing the Me 262 as a true threat to American bombers, North American Aviation began building its own jet-powered fighter for the United States. In this case, work began on the F-86 Sabre.