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Product Identifiers
PublisherSquadron
ISBN-100897476336
ISBN-139780897476331
eBay Product ID (ePID)121076739
Product Key Features
Book TitleF-84 Thunderjet
Number of Pages72 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAviation / General, Military / Aviation
Publication Year2011
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, History
AuthorLarry Davis
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width11 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2012-371853
SynopsisThe USAF's Republic F-84 Thunderjet fighter-bomber was used as a strike aircraft during the Korean War. Thunderjets were also the first US Cold War fighters to use in-flight refueling, and to be armed with nuclear weapons. This book details the amazing F-84 and its many variants., Entering service in 1947, Republic Aviation's F-84 was the primary strike aircraft of the US Air Force during the Korean War. Thunderjets flew 86,408 missions during the conflict and took out 60 percent of the ground targets eliminated by US forces. In addition, eight Soviet-built MiG fighters met their end thanks to F-84 pilots. Besides service in Asia, the Strategic Air Command maintained Thunderjets from 1950 through 1957 and they also were the first aircraft adopted by the Thunderbirds demonstration team. The F-84 saw extensive service in the colors of other nations; more than half of the 7,524 F-84s were exported to NATO countries and many served other US allies. Thunderjets were the first production fighter to use in-flight refueling and, fitted with the Mk 7 nuclear bomb, they became the first nuclear-capable fighter jet. F-84F Thunderstreaks and RF-84F Thunderflash reconnaissance aircraft served well into the 1970s with both USAF Guard and NATO squadrons. After the Korean War, the F-84 took part in the Suez Crisis and the Berlin Crisis and stood alert during the first two decades of the Cold War.