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F-105 Thunderchief - The Hidden Hero of the Vietnam War
Thunderchief, known to its crews as the Thud, was a cornerstone of US Air Force strike capability during the early Cold War ...
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With a Loud KABOOM, an F-105 Upstaged Our Air Force Graduation
To honor the Academy, the United States Air Force sent a decommissioned Republic F-105 Thunderchief—a “Thud,” in USAF language—to be placed on permanent display. A dedication ceremony was ...
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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 ... the Lie Detector The Art of Video Games A ...
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F-105 Thud – Thunder in the Skies
The Republic F-105 Thunderchief, known to its crews as the Thud, was a cornerstone of US Air Force strike capability during ...