The F-100 Super Sabre, known as the 'Hun,' marked America's foray into supersonic jet fighters in the 1950s. Originating from the North American firm's initiative, it evolved from the F-86 Sabre, featuring more swept wings and a unique nose-intake.
In the early stages of the Cold War, the United States and China nearly came to blows over a pair of small islands off China’s coast. In 1955 and again in 1958, China and the United States came dangerously close to active combat over control of Quemoy and Matsu, two small islands just off the coast of the mainland PRC.