Description
F-100D Super Sabre A-4 Gunsight and AN-N9 Gun-Camera Reflector-Glass Holder Assembly – P/N 192-69013
Item Overview
This U.S. Air Force optical assembly is an A-4 gunsight combining-glass holder used in the North American F-100D Super Sabre. It mounted above the instrument panel and supported separate reflector-glass elements for the A-4 gun, bomb, and rocket sight and the AN-N9 gun camera. This listing is for the holder assembly with the gunsight and gun-camera reflector glass, not a complete A-4 gunsight.
Identification and Features
The identification is confirmed by T.O. 1F-100D(I)-4, Figure 556, page 2-1122. The illustrated-parts breakdown lists P/N 192-69013 as the A-4 sighthead glass holder, and its exploded drawing matches this assembly. The surviving package label identifies Thompson Optical Engineering Co. of Los Angeles, California, and records a July 1967 preservation date.
- Assembly part number: 192-69013
- Federal Stock Number: 1270-099-4181
- Modern NSN format: 1270-00-099-4181
- Federal Supply Class: 1270, aircraft gunnery fire-control components
- Marked manufacturer: Thompson Optical Engineering Co., Los Angeles, California
- Contract marking: F09603-67-C-2331-0001
- Packaging or preservation date: July 1967
- Upper-left reflector-glass retainer: P/N 192-69011-1
- Lower reflector-glass retainer: P/N 180-69012
- A-4 gunsight reflector glass: P/N 192-69010
- AN-N9 gun-camera reflector: P/N 192-66018
Function
The holder kept two optical glass elements in their required positions above the F-100D instrument panel. The main reflector glass placed the A-4 sight’s illuminated aiming image in the pilot’s forward view. The second reflector belonged to the AN-N9 gun-camera optical path. Together, these parts supported aiming and photographic recording functions, which is why “gunsight and gun-camera reflector-glass holder assembly” is more accurate than “double-reticle sight.”
Documented F-100D Application
T.O. 1F-100D(I)-4 documents P/N 192-69013 in the North American F-100D illustrated-parts breakdown. The assembly was installed above the instrument panel as part of the aircraft’s A-4 gun, bomb, and rocket sight installation. This technical-order identification ties the part directly to the F-100D rather than relying only on its shape or package markings.
Product History
The A-4 sight belonged to the first generation of advanced fire-control equipment developed for supersonic U.S. fighters during the 1950s. Federal supply records show that NSN 1270-00-099-4181 was assigned in 1963 and later standardized in 1971. The July 1967 package date places this example’s preservation and supply activity during the Vietnam War, although that date should not be treated as a confirmed manufacturing date.
F-100D Parent-Aircraft History
The F-100D first flew on January 24, 1956, and became the most numerous Super Sabre version, with 1,274 built. It was developed as a single-seat fighter-bomber with improved navigation, an autopilot, and equipment for low-altitude weapons delivery. These features made the D model better suited to tactical attack missions than the earlier F-100 variants.
F-100 Super Sabre Weapons-System Background
North American developed the F-100 as a successor to the Korean War-era F-86 Sabre. The F-100 became the first production aircraft capable of sustained supersonic flight in level flight. The F-100D carried four M39 20 mm cannons and could deliver rockets, bombs, and guided weapons. Its A-4 sight and radar-ranging equipment helped the pilot aim these weapons while flying at high speed.
History of Use
The F-100D served extensively as a fighter-bomber during the Vietnam War. It flew close-air-support and interdiction missions against troop positions, roads, bridges, and other ground targets. After leaving regular U.S. Air Force units, many Super Sabres continued serving with the Air National Guard. This assembly represents the optical fire-control equipment used during that important period of Cold War and Vietnam-era aviation.
Condition
The offered configuration includes the P/N 192-69013 holder assembly with its A-4 gunsight reflector glass and AN-N9 gun-camera reflector. The package label records a July 1967 preservation date. This item is not represented as a complete A-4 gunsight, and no unlisted sight mechanism, camera, aircraft mounting structure, or associated wiring is implied.
Ideal For
This identified Vietnam-era fire-control component offers strong display and research value because its part number, supply number, individual optical components, and F-100D application are documented.
- F-100 Super Sabre restorations and cockpit displays
- Military aviation and gunsight collections
- Vietnam War and Cold War museum exhibits
- Aircraft fire-control system research
- Technical-order and military-parts collectors
Approx length 13", Approx width 9", Approx height 1.5", Approx weight 4.2lbs.
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