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The Biggest Differences Between The F-105 & MiG-19 Fighter Jets
Read more: 14 Best Fighter Planes And Jets Of All Time The Republic F-105 Thunderchief — which was also known as the "Thud," according to the United States Air Force — is fighter-bomber ...
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Today in Aviation History: First flight of the Republic F-105 Thunderchief
The final flight of the F-105 Thunderchief occurred on February 25, 1984, by the AFRES 466th Tactical Fighter Squadron with F ...
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The Northrop N-102 Fang Could Have Been America’s Smallest Fighter Jet
While the N-102 proved capable, the Air Force instead opted for the Lockheed submission, the CL-246—which went on to become ...
Smithsonian Magazine3y
With a Loud KABOOM, an F-105 Upstaged Our Air Force Graduation
During the Vietnam War, the fighter-bomber flew dangerous missions ... the United States Air Force sent a decommissioned Republic F-105 Thunderchief—a “Thud,” in USAF language—to be ...
Smithsonian Magazine2y
Thuds, the Ridge, and 100 Missions North
The Republic F-105 Thunderchief, the main aircraft involved ... team took the tubular fuselage of the company’s F-84, a fighter-bomber used extensively in the Korean War, and gave it an area ...
Military Times13d
Downed in enemy territory, this American pilot refused to be captured
Robert Lodge chose death over the prospect of giving up information to enemy forces. (U.S. Air Force) Maj. Robert Alfred ...
Downed in enemy territory, this Vietnam pilot refused to be captured
Gen. John Vogt Jr., commander of Air Forces in Vietnam/Thailand, canceled the day’s 150-plane strike mission to Hanoi and dedicated the more than 150 aircraft to rescuing Locher. Despite a record 23 ...