F-100 Super Sabre COTTON Navy selected Cat Lo as

Navy selected Cat Lo as the base for Swift Boat Squadron 1

featured in dramatic scenes that symbolize the heritage and character of the aircraft

and Republic of Vietnam Navy (RVNN) base approximately 10 kilometres (6

to evacuate the wounded

with around 1 million now suffering serious health issues

F-100 Super Sabre COTTON Navy selected Cat Lo asOn 16 April 1961, six Super Sabres were deployed from Clark Air Base in the Philippines to Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand for air defense purposes, the first F 100s to enter combat in Southeast Asia.[17] From that date until their redeployment in 1971, the F 100s were the longest serving U. S. jet fighter bomber to fight in the Vietnam War. They served as MiG combat air patrol (CAP) escorts for F 105 Thunderchiefs, Misty FACs, and