F-84F

	Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
	The F-84F Thunderstreak, with swept-back wings and tail, was introduced in 1949 as a competitor to North American's F-86 Sabre. Over 1,000 were delivered to NATO countries as a front-line ground support fighter. Although it was built too late to see action in the Korean War (1950-53), some did see combat while serving with England and France during the 1956 Suez Crisis. The F-84Fs were gradually replaced by supersonic F-100s in the late 1950s. In 1953, the Air Force Demonstration Team, The Thunderbirds, flew the F-84G.
	54-9432 is on loan from the U.S. Air Force Museum.