Over the past 80 years, the air forces of the world have ripped through the skies in five generations of jet fighters. The ...

Sent into Vietnam, the F-100 Super Sabre became a close air support workhorse. But with 180 lost to enemy fire and plagued by compressor stalls, it proved as dangerous for its pilots as for the enemy.

Flying F-100s at treetop level, Misty pilots marked targets, dodged flak, and coordinated rescues over North Vietnam. This part shows how constant jinking, split-second decisions, and sheer nerve kept ...