When the Republic F-105 Thunderchief first debuted in 1955 ... which could carry either a nuclear weapon or an auxiliary 350 gallons of fuel. Wing pylons were used to carry additional weaponry ...

The internal weapons bay, initially designed for nuclear ... The final flight of the F-105 Thunderchief occurred on February ...

The Republic F-105 Thunderchief, the main aircraft involved ... and take out military bases with both conventional and atomic weapons. At Republic Aviation’s Farmingdale, Long Island plant ...

F-105 Walkaround Restoration Specialist John Shatz describes how squadron maintenance crews in the Vietnam War came to love a beast like the F-105 Thunderchief. Twice a day, almost every day, the ...