Lt. Colonel Robert Noll Hopkins, (Hoppy) flew the F-100 from 1967 until 1970. He was stationed at Cannon AFB, NM., Bien Hoa AB, Vietnam, and RAF Wethersfield, Essex, England. In Vietnam from October 1967 until November 1968 he flew 303 combat missions earning the Silver Star, 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 16 Air Medals and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Silver Star. He subsequently flew the F-111 at RAF Upper Heyford, Nellis AFB NV., Mt. Home AFB ID., and McClellan AFB CA. where he was the Commander of the 431 Fighter Weapons Squadron. He retired on 1 July 1982 with 22 1/2 years of active duty. He was the Executive Director and CEO of the Super Sabre Society beginning 1 August 2013 and was known for organizing reunions, the 9 August 2014, F-100 Celebration Banquet at Udvar-Hazy and the F-100 event in May 2016 in Ft. Wayne, IN., where 16 Super Sabre Society members flew in the last flyable F-100, owned by Mr. Dean Cutshall. The F-100 on display at Udvar-Hazy (56-3440) was due to his efforts between the Super Sabre Society and the Smithsonian. The F-100 was his favorite aircraft and he did his best to protect the legacy of that airplane and the men who flew it. "First Class or Not At All