Republic F-84, Thunderjet, Thunderstreak and Thunderflash

Republic F-84, Thunderjet, Thunderstreak and Thunderflash
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Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 0764304445
ISBN-13 : 9780764304446
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Book Synopsis Republic F-84, Thunderjet, Thunderstreak and Thunderflash by : David R. McLaren

Download or read book Republic F-84, Thunderjet, Thunderstreak and Thunderflash written by David R. McLaren and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 1998 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Republic Aviation Corporation F-84 series, the Thunderjet, Thunderstreak, and Thunderflash was the United States Air Forces' first Post World War II jet fighter. As a somewhat sad result of this, it has been ignored by most aviation historians and aficionados. It was not the Air Forces' first operational jet fighter, as that honor went to the Lockheed F-80 which was created during World War II. And it did not receive the glory of the North American Aviation F-86, which followed it in sequence and was more photogenic, faster, and more involved in the glory of aerial combat. Nevertheless, the F-84 performed its unheralded role in a true yeoman fashion. It, and its pilots and groundcrews, fought the air-to-mud role as a fighter bomber in Korea. It served as an interceptor, and in photo reconnaissance. It was the first jet fighter to be operationally capable of air refueling, and it was the first to be able to deliver a nuclear weapon. 4300 of the straight-wing F-84s were built, along with 2713 of the swept-wing F-84Fs, and 715 of the reconnaissance RF-84Fs. Almost 8000 unrecognized fighters, of which half of those produced served as a deterrent to enemy forces during the Cold War while being flown by friendly foreign countries.


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