F-105

	Republic F-105 Thunderchief
	Fighter/Bomber (Cold War, Vietnam)
	HEIGHT-19'8"   LENGTH-63'1"   WINGSPAN-35'   MAX WEIGHT-52,838 LBS   CREW SIZE-1 ARMAMENT-1 -20 MM GUN   MAX SPEED-1,390 MPH ENGINE-1 PW J75 @ 26,000 LBS THRUST
	The F-105 was designed as a nuclear fighter-bomber with an internal bomb bay. It was the heaviest single seat, single engine fighter ever built by the U.S. earning it the unofficial name "Thud." With all-weather, near automatic capabilities the pilot could perform a round trip, low or high level bombing mission in any weather, day or night, over any terrain without ever seeing the ground. The "D" model was the first U.S. fighter to incorporate Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) to counter the threat of surface to air missiles. F-105's were used extensively in Vietnam but suffered many losses. Of 753 F-105's, 393 were lost in combat. This F-105 was delivered to the 8th TFW Itazuke, AB Japan in 1963. In 1964 it moved to the 6441st FW, Yokota, Japan. It 1965 it deployed Takhli RTAB where it flew combat missions over Vietnam. In Jan. 1984 it retired from Hill AFB and flew to the museum a combat veteran with 5,049 flight hours.
	62-4383 served the U.S. Air Force from 1963-1984