The Republic F-84F Thunderstreak was an American
swept-wing
A swept wing is a wing that angles either backward or occasionally forward from its root rather than in a straight sideways direction.
Swept wings have been flown since the pioneer days of aviation. Wing sweep at high speeds was first investigat ...
turbojet
The turbojet is an airbreathing jet engine which is typically used in aircraft. It consists of a gas turbine with a propelling nozzle. The gas turbine has an air inlet which includes inlet guide vanes, a compressor, a combustion chamber, and ...
fighter-bomber. While an evolutionary development of the straight-wing
F-84 Thunderjet, the F-84F was a new design. The RF-84F Thunderflash was a
photo reconnaissance
Aerial reconnaissance is reconnaissance for a military or strategic purpose that is conducted using reconnaissance aircraft. The role of reconnaissance can fulfil a variety of requirements including artillery spotting, the collection of imager ...
version.
Development
In 1948, a
swept wing
A swept wing is a wing that angles either backward or occasionally forward from its root rather than in a straight sideways direction.
Swept wings have been flown since the pioneer days of aviation. Wing sweep at high speeds was first investigate ...
version of the F-84 was created with the hope of bringing performance to the level of the
F-86
The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States' first swept-wing fighter that could counter the swept-wing Sov ...
. The last production F-84E was fitted with a swept tail, a new wing with 38.5 degrees of leading edge sweep and 3.5 degrees of
anhedral, and a
J35-A-25 engine producing 5,300 pound-force (23.58 kN) of
thrust
Thrust is a reaction force described quantitatively by Newton's third law. When a system expels or accelerates mass in one direction, the accelerated mass will cause a force of equal magnitude but opposite direction to be applied to that syst ...
.
[Knaack 1978, p. 42.] The aircraft was designated XF-96A. It flew on 3 June 1950 with Oscar P. Haas at the controls. Although the airplane was capable of 602 knots (693 mph, 1,115 km/h), the performance gain over the F-84E was considered minor.
Nonetheless, it was ordered into production in July 1950 as the F-84F Thunderstreak. The F-84 designation was retained because the fighter was expected to be a low-cost improvement of the straight-wing Thunderjet with over 55 percent commonality in tooling.
![F-84F Thunderstreak and RF-84F Thunderflash prototypes in flight 1952](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/F-84F_Thunderstreak_and_RF-84F_Thunderflash_prototypes_in_flight_1952.JPEG)
In the meantime, the USAF, hoping for improved high-altitude performance from a more powerful engine, arranged for the British
Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire
The Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire is a British turbojet engine that was produced by Armstrong Siddeley in the 1950s. It was the ultimate development of work that had started as the Metrovick F.2 in 1940, evolving into an advanced axial flow de ...
turbojet engine to be built in the United States as the
Wright J65
The Wright J65 was an axial-flow turbojet engine produced by Curtiss-Wright under license from Armstrong Siddeley. A development of the Sapphire, the J65 powered a number of US designs.
Design and development
Curtiss-Wright purchased a license f ...
. To accommodate the larger engine, YF-84Fs with a British-built Sapphire as well as production F-84Fs with the J65 had a vertically stretched fuselage, with the air intake attaining an oval cross-section. Production delays with the F-84F forced the USAF to order a number of straight-wing F-84Gs as an interim measure.
Production quickly ran into problems. Although tooling commonality with the Thunderjet was supposed to be 55 percent, in reality only fifteen percent of tools could be reused.
To make matters worse, the F-84F utilized press-forged wing spars and ribs. At the time, only three presses in the United States could manufacture these, and priority was given to the
Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber over the F-84.
The YJ65-W-1 engine was considered obsolete and the improved J65-W-3 did not become available until 1954. When the first production F-84F finally flew on 22 November 1952, it differed from the service test aircraft. It had a different canopy which opened up and back instead of sliding to the rear (a unique design, the canopy was mounted on a pair of hydraulic rams and a pivoted lever arm that allowed it to lift up and backwards while remaining almost level with the fuselage, instead of the more common simple hinged canopy), as well as airbrakes on the sides of the fuselage instead of the bottom of the aircraft.
The aircraft was considered not ready for operational deployment due to control and stability problems. The first 275 aircraft, equipped with conventional stabilizer-elevator tailplanes, suffered from accelerated stall
pitch-up
In aerodynamics, pitch-up is an uncommanded nose-upwards rotation of an aircraft. It is an undesirable characteristic that has been observed mostly in experimental swept-wing aircraft at high subsonic Mach numbers or high angle of attack.
History
...
and poor turning ability at combat speeds. Beginning with Block 25, the problem was improved upon by the introduction of a hydraulically powered one-piece
stabilator
A stabilator is a fully movable aircraft horizontal stabilizer. It serves the usual functions of longitudinal stability, control and stick force requirements otherwise performed by the separate parts of a conventional horizontal stabilizer and el ...
. A number of aircraft were also retrofitted with
spoilers for improved high-speed control. As a result, the F-84F was not declared operational until 12 May 1954.
Thunderflash
![15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron Republic RF-84F-30-RE Thunderflash 52-7412](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/15th_Tactical_Reconnaissance_Squadron_Republic_RF-84F-30-RE_Thunderflash_52-7412.jpg)
The second YF-84F prototype was completed with wing-root air intakes. These were not adopted for the fighter due to loss of thrust. However, this arrangement permitted placement of cameras in the nose and the design was adopted for the RF-84F Thunderflash reconnaissance version. The first YRF-84F was completed in February 1952.
The aircraft retained an armament of four machine guns and could carry up to fifteen cameras. Innovations included computerized controls which adjusted camera settings for light, speed, and altitude, a periscope to give the pilot better visualization of the target, and a voice recorder to let the pilot narrate his observations. Being largely identical to the F-84F, the Thunderflash suffered from the same production delays and engine problems, delaying operational service until March 1954. The aircraft was retired from active duty in 1957, only to be reactivated in 1961, and finally retired from the ANG in 1972.
Several modified Thunderflashes were used in the
FICON project.
Design
The Thunderstreak suffered from the same poor takeoff performance as the straight-wing Thunderjet despite having a more powerful engine. In reality, almost 700 pounds-force (3.11 kN) or ten percent of total thrust was lost because the J65 was installed at an angle and its jet pipe was not perfectly straight (in addition to the usual thrust losses from the long jet pipe). On a hot day, 7,500 feet (2,285 m) of runway were required for takeoff roll.
[Higham, Robin and Carol Williams. ''Flying Combat Aircraft of USAAF-USAF (Vol.2)''. Rockville, Maryland: Air Force Historical Foundation, 1978. .] A typical takeoff speed was 160 knots (185 mph, 300 km/h).
Like the Thunderjet, the Thunderstreak excelled at cruise and had predictable handling characteristics within its performance envelope. Like its predecessor, it also suffered from accelerated stall pitch-up and potential resulting separation of wings from the airplane. In addition,
spins
The spins (as in having "the spins")Diane Marie Leiva. ''The Florida State University College of Education''Women's Voices on College Drinking: The First-Year College Experience"/ref> is an adverse reaction of intoxication that causes a state of v ...
in the F-84F were practically unrecoverable and ejection was the only recourse below 10,000 feet (3,000 m).
Operational history
![F-84 F FS-384](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/F-84_F_FS-384.jpg)
Project Run In completed operational tests in November 1954 and found the aircraft to be to USAF satisfaction and considerably better than the F-84G. However, ongoing engine failures resulted in the entire fleet being grounded in early 1955. Also, the J65 engine continued to suffer from
flameouts when flying through heavy rain or snow.
As the result of the problems, the active duty phaseout began almost as soon as the F-84F entered service in 1954, and was completed by 1958. Increased tensions in Germany associated with construction of the
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall (german: Berliner Mauer, ) was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Berlin and East Germany (GDR). Construction of the Berlin Wall was commenced by the government ...
in 1961 resulted in reactivation of the F-84F fleet. In 1962, the fleet was grounded due to the corrosion of control rods. A total of 1,800
man hour
A man-hour (sometimes referred to as person-hour) is the amount of work performed by the average worker in one hour. It is used for estimation of the total amount of uninterrupted labor required to perform a task. For example, researching and wr ...
s were expended to bring each aircraft to full operational capacity.
Stress corrosion eventually forced the retirement of ANG F-84Fs in 1971.
On 9 March 1955, Lt. Col.
Robert R. Scott, in a F-84F Thunderstreak, set a three-hour, 44-minute and 53-second record for the flight from Los Angeles to New York.
With the appearance of the
Republic F-105 Thunderchief
The Republic F-105 Thunderchief is an American supersonic fighter-bomber that served with the United States Air Force from 1958 to 1984. Capable of Mach 2, it conducted the majority of strike bombing missions during the early years of the Vie ...
, which used wing-root mounted air intakes of a similar design to those fitted on the RF-84F, the photorecon variant Thunderflash became known as the ''Thud's Mother''.
The earlier F-84A had been nicknamed the "Hog" and the F-84F "Super Hog," the F-105 becoming the "Ultra Hog".
In what is probably one of the very few air-to-air engagements involving the F-84F, two Turkish Air Force F-84F Thunderstreaks shot down two Iraqi
Il-28 Beagle bombers that crossed the Turkish border by mistake during a bombing operation against Iraqi Kurdish insurgents. This engagement took place on 16 August 1962.
The F-84F was retired from active service with the USAF in 1964, and replaced by the
North American F-100 Super Sabre. The RF-84F was replaced by the
RF-101 Voodoo
The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter which served the United States Air Force (USAF) and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).
Initially designed by McDonnell Aircraft Corporation as a long-range bomber escort (known as a '' ...
in USAF units, and relegated to duty in the
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a federal military reserve force of the United States Air Force, as well as the air militia of each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the ter ...
. The last F-84F Thunderflash retired from the ANG in 1971. Three
Hellenic Air Force RF-84Fs that were retired in 1991 were the last operational F-84s.
Variants
![Republic YF-84J Thunderstreak](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Republic_YF-84J_Thunderstreak.jpg)
;YF-84F: Two swept-wing prototypes of the F-84F, initially designated ''YF-96''.
;F-84F Thunderstreak:
Swept wing
A swept wing is a wing that angles either backward or occasionally forward from its root rather than in a straight sideways direction.
Swept wings have been flown since the pioneer days of aviation. Wing sweep at high speeds was first investigate ...
version with
Wright J65
The Wright J65 was an axial-flow turbojet engine produced by Curtiss-Wright under license from Armstrong Siddeley. A development of the Sapphire, the J65 powered a number of US designs.
Design and development
Curtiss-Wright purchased a license f ...
engine.
Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command (TAC) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 and headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. It was inactivated on 1 J ...
aircraft were equipped with Low-Altitude Bombing System (
LABS) for delivering nuclear bombs. 2,711 built, 1,301 went to
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...
under
Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP).
;GRF-84F:25 RF-84Fs were converted to be carried, and launched from the bomb bay of a
GRB-36F bomber as part of the
FICON project. The aircraft were later redesignated ''RF-84K''.
;RF-84F Thunderflash:Reconnaissance version of the F-84F with intakes relocated to the wing-roots, 715 built.
;RF-84K Thunderflash (FICON): RF-84F with a retractable probe for hookup with carrier GRB-36Ds and tailplanes with marked anhedral, 25 redesignated from RF-84F.
;
XF-84H: Two F-84Fs were converted into experimental aircraft. Each was fitted with an
Allison XT40-A-1 turboprop
A turboprop is a turbine engine that drives an aircraft propeller.
A turboprop consists of an intake, reduction gearbox, compressor, combustor, turbine, and a propelling nozzle. Air enters the intake and is compressed by the compressor. Fuel ...
engine of 5,850 shaft horsepower (4,365 kW) driving a
supersonic
Supersonic speed is the speed of an object that exceeds the speed of sound ( Mach 1). For objects traveling in dry air of a temperature of 20 °C (68 °F) at sea level, this speed is approximately . Speeds greater than five times ...
propeller. Ground crews dubbed the XF-84H the ''Thunderscreech'' due to its extreme noise output.
;YF-84J: Two F-84Fs were converted into YF-84J prototypes with enlarged nose intakes and a deepened fuselages for the
General Electric J73 engine; the YF-84J reached Mach 1.09 in level flight on 7 April 1954.
The project was cancelled due to the excessive cost of converting existent F-84Fs.
Operators
![Republic RF-84F Thunderjet](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Republic_RF-84F_Thunderjet.jpg)
;
*
Belgian Air Force
The Belgian Air Component ( nl, Luchtcomponent, french: Composante air) is the air arm of the Belgian Armed Forces, and until January 2002 it was officially known as the Belgian Air Force ( nl, Belgische Luchtmacht; french: Force aérienne belg ...
- 197 x F-84F, 34 x RF-84F operated from 1955.
[Stafrace 2014, pp. 32–33.]
;
*
Royal Danish Air Force - 23× RF-84F received, in service from 1957 to 1971.
[Schrøder, Hans (1991). "Royal Danish Airforce". Ed. Kay S. Nielsen. Tøjhusmuseet, 1991, p. 62. .]
;
*
French Air Force
The French Air and Space Force (AAE) (french: Armée de l'air et de l'espace, ) is the air and space force of the French Armed Forces. It was the first military aviation force in history, formed in 1909 as the , a service arm of the French Army; ...
- 328 F-84Fs and 88 RF-84Fs received from 1955.
[Stafrace 2014, p. 37.]
;
*
West German Air Force - 450 F-84Fs and 108 RF-84Fs received.
[Stafrace 2014, p. 42.] In service from 1956 to 1966.
[Stafrace 2014, p. 47.]
;
*
Greek Air Force
;
*
Israeli Air Force
The Israeli Air Force (IAF; he, זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, tl, "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense ...
- 18 French F-84Fs along with their pilots were temporarily transferred to the IAF during the
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis, or the Second Arab–Israeli war, also called the Tripartite Aggression ( ar, العدوان الثلاثي, Al-ʿUdwān aṯ-Ṯulāṯiyy) in the Arab world and the Sinai War in Israel,Also known as the Suez War or 1956 Wa ...
.
;
*
Italian Air Force
, colours =
, colours_label =
, march = (Ordinance March of the Air Force) by Alberto Di Miniello
, mascot =
, anniversaries = 28 March ...
- operated 194 Republic F-84F Thunderstreak and 78 RF-84F Thunderflash from 1956 until 1974
;
*
Royal Netherlands Air Force
, colours =
, colours_label =
, march = ''Parade March of the Royal Netherlands Air Force''
, mascot =
, anniversaries =
, equipment ...
(180× F-84F, 24× RF-84F 1955–1970)
;
*
Royal Norwegian Air Force (35× RF-84F 1956–1970)
;
*
Republic of China Air Force - About 25 RF-84Fs operated from 1954.
[Stafrace 2014, p. 67.]
;
*
Turkish Air Force
;
*
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...
(1496× F-84F, 388× RF-84F 1952–1972)
Aircraft on display
Belgium
*F-84F FU-30,
Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History
The Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History (french: Musée Royal de l'Armée et d'Histoire Militaire, often abbreviated to MRA, nl, Koninklijk Museum van het Leger en de Krijgsgeschiedenis, KLM) is a military museum that occupi ...
in
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
*Unknown –
Balen-Keiheuvel Aerodrome
*Unknown –
Beverlo Air Base
Leopoldsburg/Beverlo Airfield was originally a military airfield on the grounds of a big military base. It had long permitted civilian use, hosting an aeroclub and several private aircraft owners. The military no longer having any use for it, it ...
;RF-84F Thunderflash
*51-1922 - FR-27 Gate Guardian at the Aerodrome Spa-La Sauveniere Airport
*51-1945 – FR28,
Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History
The Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History (french: Musée Royal de l'Armée et d'Histoire Militaire, often abbreviated to MRA, nl, Koninklijk Museum van het Leger en de Krijgsgeschiedenis, KLM) is a military museum that occupi ...
,
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
Denmark
;RF-84F
*C-581 –
Flyvestation Karup Historiske Forening Museet, Karup
*C-264 – Danish Collection of Vintage Aircraft, Skjern
France
;F-84F
*Unknown –
Musée de l’air et de l’espace
*Tactical number 4-SA -
Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray
Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department
*Parc naturel régional du Morvan
Morvan Regional Na ...
in Montandé hamlet.
Germany
;F-84F Thunderstreak
* tactical number BF-106 – Luftwaffenmuseum Gatow -
Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow
The Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr – Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow (''Bundeswehr Museum of Military History – Berlin-Gatow Airfield''; formally known as ''Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr''), is the Berlin branch of the Bundeswehr Military ...
* tactical number DD-313 – Luftwaffenmuseum Gatow - Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow
* tactical number DE 254 (s.n.51-1702) – Flugausstellung Peter Junior, Hermeskeil
* tactical number BF 105 (s.n.52-6778) – Flugausstellung Peter Junior, Hermeskeil
;RF-84F Thunderflash
* tactical number EB-344 – Luftwaffenmuseum Gatow - Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr
* tactical number EA 241 (s.n.52-7663) – Flugausstellung Peter Junior, Hermeskeil
Greece
;F-84F Thunderstreak
* tactical number 26-595 - Hellenic Air Force Museum (Μουσείο Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας)
* tactical number 37050 - Larissa air base
;RF-84F Thunderflash
* tactical number 17-011 (s/n 51-17011 - ex-Luftwaffe) - Hellenic Air Force Museum (Μουσείο Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας)
;F-84F Thunderstreak
* tactical number unknown - Rentina Agrafon (Ρεντίνα Αγράφων)
Italy
;F-84F
*53-6892 –
Italian Air Force Museum,
Vigna di Valle
''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
near Rome.
*D1003 -
Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci
Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci in Milan, dedicated to painter and scientist Leonardo da Vinci, is the largest science and technology museum in Italy. It was opened on 5 February 1953 and inaugurated by Prime Minister Alci ...
, Milano
;RF-84F Thunderflash
*52-7458 – Italian Air Force Museum, Vigna di Valle.
*52-7456 - private display of P.i.p. Lido, Via Roma Destra, 30016 Venice, Italy (coordinates 45.505538, 12.627090)
Netherlands
;F-84F
*52-7174 - P-119, On display in front of the
JTAC school in
Schaarsbergen
Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland, located on both banks of ...
.
*52-7185 - P-134, in storage at ROCvA Airport College,
Hoofddorp.
*53-6582 - P-229, Stored at
Reek
Reek may refer to:
Places
* Reek, Netherlands, a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant
* Croagh Patrick, a mountain in the west of Ireland nicknamed "The Reek"
People
* Nikolai Reek (1890-1942), Estonian military commander
* Salme Reek ( ...
. Painted as P-312
*53-6584 - P-248,
Gate Guard at
Volkel Air Base
Volkel Air Base ( nl, Vliegbasis Volkel) is a military airbase used by the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) - Dutch: ''Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)'', and is located near the village of Volkel in North Brabant, Netherlands. It is home to two F- ...
*53-6600 - P-254, in storage at
Nationaal Militair Museum
The Nationaal Militair Museum (NMM) is a military museum in Soesterberg, Netherlands. It focuses on the history of the Dutch Armed Forces with emphasis on the Royal Netherlands Army and the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The Stichting Koninklijke De ...
,
Soesterberg
Soesterberg is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Soest, and lies about 5 km northeast of Zeist, on the road between Amersfoort and Utrecht. It was the location of Soesterberg Air Base
History
The ...
.
*53-6604 - P-224, Stored at
Reek
Reek may refer to:
Places
* Reek, Netherlands, a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant
* Croagh Patrick, a mountain in the west of Ireland nicknamed "The Reek"
People
* Nikolai Reek (1890-1942), Estonian military commander
* Salme Reek ( ...
*53-6612 - P-226, on display at Nationaal Militair Museum,
Soesterberg
Soesterberg is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Soest, and lies about 5 km northeast of Zeist, on the road between Amersfoort and Utrecht. It was the location of Soesterberg Air Base
History
The ...
.
*53-6726 - P-230, Nose section only. Stored at
Nationaal Militair Museum
The Nationaal Militair Museum (NMM) is a military museum in Soesterberg, Netherlands. It focuses on the history of the Dutch Armed Forces with emphasis on the Royal Netherlands Army and the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The Stichting Koninklijke De ...
,
Soesterberg
Soesterberg is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Soest, and lies about 5 km northeast of Zeist, on the road between Amersfoort and Utrecht. It was the location of Soesterberg Air Base
History
The ...
.
*53-6742 - P-231,
Gate Guard at
Eindhoven Air Base
Eindhoven Airport is an airport located west of Eindhoven, Netherlands. In terms of the number of served passengers it is the second largest airport in the Netherlands, with 6.2 million passengers in 2018 (well behind Amsterdam Airport Schipho ...
*53-6916 - P-191,
Gate Guard at
Gilze-Rijen Air Base
;RF-84F
*51-11253 - TP-19, in storage at Nationaal Militair Museum,
Soesterberg
Soesterberg is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Soest, and lies about 5 km northeast of Zeist, on the road between Amersfoort and Utrecht. It was the location of Soesterberg Air Base
History
The ...
.
*53-7644 - FR31, ex.
Belgian Air Force
The Belgian Air Component ( nl, Luchtcomponent, french: Composante air) is the air arm of the Belgian Armed Forces, and until January 2002 it was officially known as the Belgian Air Force ( nl, Belgische Luchtmacht; french: Force aérienne belg ...
. Now displayed as P-7 at Schaarsbergen.
Norway
;RF-84F Thunderflash
*51-17055 – T3-H, Restored to original bare aluminium scheme, Air Force Training Center, Kjevik.
*51-17045 – T3-N, AZ-N,
Flyhistorisk Museum, Sola
Flyhistorisk Museum, Sola (Sola Aviation Museum) is an aviation museum located in Stavanger Airport, Sola, near Stavanger, Norway. The museum was founded in 1984 and is run by local volunteers. Flyhistorisk Museum, Sola went into cooperation ...
,
Stavanger Airport, Sola
Stavanger Airport ( no, Stavanger lufthavn; ), commonly just known as Sola, is an international airport located in Rogaland county, Norway. The airport is located southwest of the centre of the city of Stavanger inside the neighboring munici ...
, near
Stavanger
Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...
.
*51-17047 – AZ-A,
Norwegian Aviation Museum
The Norwegian Aviation Museum ( no, Norsk luftfartsmuseum) was opened by King Harald V on May 15, 1994. It is the Norwegian national museum of aviation and also the largest aviation museum in the Nordic countries, covering around . Situated in Bod ...
,
Bodø
Bodø (; smj, Bådåddjo, sv, Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland count ...
(Nose section only)
*51-17053 – AZ-G,
Forsvarets flysamling Gardermoen,
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen near
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
.
*52-8723 – AZ-X,
Sandefjord Airport, Torp
Sandefjord Airport, Torp ( no, Sandefjord lufthavn, Torp; ) is an international airport located northeast of Sandefjord, Norway and south of Oslo. The airport features a runway aligned 18/36. Torp partially serves as a regional airport for Ves ...
, near
Sandefjord
Sandefjord () is a city and the most populous municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The municipality of Sandefjord was established on 1 January 1838. The municipality of Sandar was merged into Sandefjord on 1 January 1969. On 1 ...
.
Poland
;F-84F
*52-7157 (Ex-Belgium) –
Polish Aviation Museum,
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
.
Russia
;F-84F
*?-3033 (Ex-Belgium) – Technical Museum,
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
.
Turkey
;F-84F
*52-8733 –
Istanbul Aviation Museum
The Istanbul Aviation Museum, a.k.a. Turkish Air Force Museum, ( tr, Havacılık Müzesi or Hava Kuvvetleri Müzesi) is a military-based museum for aviation, owned and operated by the Turkish Air Force. The museum is located in Yeşilköy neighbo ...
.
*52-8941 –
Atatürk Airport,
İstanbul.
;RF-84F
*51-1860 -
Bursa Uludag University
( grc-gre, Προῦσα, Proûsa, Latin: Prusa, ota, بورسه, Arabic:بورصة) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the ...
.
*51-1901 –
Istanbul Aviation Museum
The Istanbul Aviation Museum, a.k.a. Turkish Air Force Museum, ( tr, Havacılık Müzesi or Hava Kuvvetleri Müzesi) is a military-based museum for aviation, owned and operated by the Turkish Air Force. The museum is located in Yeşilköy neighbo ...
.
*51-1917 –
Istanbul Aviation Museum
The Istanbul Aviation Museum, a.k.a. Turkish Air Force Museum, ( tr, Havacılık Müzesi or Hava Kuvvetleri Müzesi) is a military-based museum for aviation, owned and operated by the Turkish Air Force. The museum is located in Yeşilköy neighbo ...
.
*51-1924 – (ex-Dutch AF as P-24) TUAF Museum, Etimsegut AB, Turkey
United Kingdom
;F-84F
*52-6541 –
North East Aircraft Museum
The North East Land, Sea and Air Museums (NELSAM), formerly the North East Aircraft Museum, is a volunteer-run aviation museum situated on the site of the former RAF Usworth/Sunderland Airport, between Washington and Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear ...
, Sunderland.
*52-7133 -
Bentwaters Cold War Museum
Royal Air Force Bentwaters or more simply RAF Bentwaters, now known as Bentwaters Parks, is a former Royal Air Force station about northeast of London and east-northeast of Ipswich, near Woodbridge, Suffolk in England. Its name was taken from ...
.
United States
;XF-84F
*49-2430 –
National Museum of the United States Air Force,
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Day ...
.
;F-84F
![F-84F from the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum 2018](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/F-84F_from_the_Evergreen_Aviation_and_Space_Museum_2018.jpg)
*Unknown – On roadside display (private owner) in
Blacksville, West Virginia.
*51-1386 –
Barksdale Global Power Museum
The Barksdale Global Power Museum (formerly, the 8th Air Force Museum) is an aviation museum run by the United States Air Force on Barksdale Air Force Base near Bossier City, Louisiana. Hosted by the 2nd Bomb Wing, it maintains a large collecti ...
,
Barksdale AFB,
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
.
*51-1620 –
Empire State Aerosciences Museum
The Empire State Aerosciences Museum (commonly referred to as ESAM) is a non-profit museum which strives to "educate, entertain and excite with experiences in air and space". Established in 1984 and chartered by the New York State Department of Edu ...
in
Glenville, New York
Glenville is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Schenectady County, New York, Schenectady County, New York (state), New York, United States. It was incorporated in 1820 from Schenectady, New York, Schenectady. As of the 2020 Unite ...
.
*51-1639 – Springfield Downtown Airport,
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. The city's population was 169,176 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Springfield metropolitan area, which had an estimat ...
.
*51-1640 –
Hill Aerospace Museum,
Hill AFB,
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
.
*51-1659 -
Combat Air Museum,
Topeka Regional Airport
Topeka Regional Airport , formerly known as Forbes Field, is a joint civil-military public airport owned by the Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority in Shawnee County, Kansas, seven miles south of downtown Topeka, the capital city of Kansas. The ...
at
Forbes Field,
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka ( ; Kansa language, Kansa: ; iow, Dópikˀe, script=Latn or ) is the Capital (political), capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the County seat, seat of Shawnee County, Kansas, Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the ...
.
*51-1713 –
Delta County Airport
Delta County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located southwest of the central business district of Escanaba, a city in Delta County, Michigan, United States. It offers limited commercial service, which is subsidized by the Essenti ...
in
Escanaba, Michigan.
*51-1714 –
Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum
The Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum is a museum focusing on aircraft and nuclear missiles of the United States Air Force during the Cold War. It is located near Ashland, Nebraska, along Interstate 80 southwest of Omaha. The objective o ...
in
Ashland, Nebraska.
*51-1739 –
Korean War
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memorial
South Whitley, Indiana
South Whitley is a town in Cleveland Township, Whitley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,751 at the 2010 census. South Whitley is a town in the Midwestern tradition of red brick buildings and tree-lined streets.
History ...
.
*51-1772 –
Aerospace Museum of California in
McClellan, California
Sacramento McClellan Airport is a privately owned public-use airport located six miles (10 km) northeast of the central business district of Sacramento (a city in Sacramento County, California, United States).
The airport is on the for ...
.
*51-1786 –
Virginia Air & Space Center in
Hampton, Virginia
Hampton () is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 137,148. It is the List ...
.
*51-1797 – Ohio ANG Base in
Springfield, Ohio
Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County, Ohio, Clark County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River (Ohio), Mad River, Buck Creek, and Beaver Creek, approxim ...
.
*51-1817 –
Camp Robinson in
Little Rock, Arkansas
(The Little Rock, The "Little Rock")
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, leader_name = Frank Scott Jr.
, leader_ ...
.
*51-1818 – Fairfield MAP in
Iowa
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...
.
*51-1822 – Illinois ANG Base in
Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County. The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census, which makes it the state's seventh most-populous city, the second largest o ...
.
*51-9350 –
Air Force Flight Test Center Museum at
Edwards AFB,
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
.
*51-9396 –
Holloman AFB
Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base established in 1942 located six miles (10 km) southwest of the central business district of Alamogordo, and a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. Th ...
,
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
.
*51-9430 –
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst,
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
. False markings of 52-7066 applied.
*51-9432 –
March Field Air Museum
The March Field Air Museum is an aviation museum near Moreno Valley and Riverside, California, adjacent to March Air Reserve Base.
History
The museum was founded in 1979 as March Air Force Base Museum. One of the first exhibits at the museum was ...
in
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States, in the Inland Empire metropolitan area. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire an ...
.
*51-9433 –
Castle Air Museum in
Atwater, California
Atwater is a city on California State Route 99, State Route 99 in Merced County, California, Merced County, California, United States. Atwater is west-northwest of Merced, California, Merced, at an elevation of . The population as of the 2020 Uni ...
.
*51-9444 – Seminole Valley Park in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids () is the second-largest city in Iowa, United States and is the county seat of Linn County, Iowa, Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River (Iowa River), Cedar River, north of Iowa City, Iowa, Iowa City and north ...
.
*51-9451 – Wilson Park in
Granite City, IL
Granite City is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States, within the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. The population was 27,549 at the 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in the Metro East and Southern Illinois regions, ...
.
*51-9480 –
American Airpower Museum
The American Airpower Museum is an aviation museum located on the former site of Republic Aviation at Republic Airport in East Farmingdale, New York. It maintains a collection of aviation artifacts and an array of aircraft spanning the many ye ...
,
East Farmingdale, New York
East Farmingdale is a hamlet and a census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York. The population of the CDP was 6,484 at the 2010 census. Located in the Town of Babylon, the residents are served by the Farmingdale ...
.
*51-9495 –
Air Force Armament Museum,
Eglin AFB,
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
.
*51-9501 –
Yankee Air Museum
The Yankee Air Museum is an aviation museum located at Willow Run Airport in Van Buren Township, Michigan. The museum has a small fleet of flying aircraft and a collection of static display aircraft outdoors.
History
The Yankee Air Force Inc. w ...
,
Belleville, Michigan.
*51-9514 –
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum is a 13,000-seat multi-purpose arena located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, near present-day Johnny Appleseed Park. It opened in 1952 with a construction cost of nearly $3 million. The Allen County War Memorial Colise ...
in
Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
*51-9522 –
Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum is an aviation museum in McMinnville, Oregon. Its exhibits include the Hughes H-4 Hercules (''Spruce Goose'') and more than fifty military and civilian aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), and spac ...
in
McMinnville, Oregon.
*51-9531 –
Palm Springs Air Museum
The Palm Springs Air Museum (PSAM), is a non-profit educational institution in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California. The Museum's mission is to exhibit, educate and eternalize the role of the World War II combat aircraft and the role the pil ...
,
Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs (Cahuilla: ''Séc-he'') is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States, within the Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley. The city covers approximately , making it the largest city in Riverside County by land a ...
. Formerly at
Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum
The Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, the largest aviation museum in Illinois, occupied part of the grounds of the decommissioned Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois. It and the base were named for Octave Chanute, railroad engineer and a ...
in
Rantoul, Illinois
Rantoul is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,371 at the 2020 census.
History
The community was named after Robert Rantoul, Jr., a U.S. representative from Massachusetts, and a director of the Illino ...
.
*52-6379 - Wauchula Veteran's Park in Wauchula, Florida
*52-6385
VFW Post 2503 Omaha, Nebraska.
*52-6438 – Georgia Veterans State Park in
Cordele, Georgia
Cordele is a city in and the county seat of Crisp County, Georgia, United States. The population was 11,147 at the 2010 census.
Cordele calls itself the Watermelon Capital of the World.
History
Cordele was incorporated on January 1, 1888, and ...
.
*52-6455 –
American Legion
The American Legion, commonly known as the Legion, is a non-profit organization of U.S. war
War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militi ...
post #490,
Houston, Texas
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
.
*52-6456 –
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), formally the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, is an organization of US war veterans, who, as military service members fought in wars, campaigns, and expeditions on foreign land, waters, or a ...
post #6791,
West Chicago, Illinois.
*52-6461 –
Lackland AFB
Lackland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located in Bexar County, Texas. The base is under the jurisdiction of the 802d Mission Support Group, Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and an enclave of the city of Sa ...
,
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
.
*52-6470 –
Mountain Home AFB
Mountain Home Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation in the western United States. Located in southwestern Idaho in Elmore County, the base is southwest of Mountain Home, which is southeast of Boise via Interstate ...
,
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...
.
*52-6497 – Iowa Gold Star Museum in
Johnston, Iowa
Johnston is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 24,064 in the 2020 census, an increase of 178% from the 8,649 population in 2000. It is part of the Des Moines– West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Johnst ...
.
*52-6526 –
National Museum of the United States Air Force in
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Day ...
.
*52-6553 – Window on the Plains Museum in
Dumas, Texas.
*52-6555 – Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum in
Horsham, Pennsylvania
Horsham is a home rule municipality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,842 at the 2010 census. Horsham is located entirely within Horsham Township, and it is home to the Horsham Air Guard Station at the form ...
.
*52-6563 –
Pima Air & Space Museum in
Tucson, Arizona
, "(at the) base of the black ill
, nicknames = "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town"
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.
*52-6634 – Defense Supply Center Richmond in
Richmond, Virginia
(Thus do we reach the stars)
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.
*52-6701 –
Museum of Aviation,
Robins AFB
Robins Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation located in Houston County, Georgia, United States. The base is located just east of the city of Warner Robins, south-southeast of Macon and approximately south-southeast ...
,
Georgia.
*52-6782 –
Luke AFB,
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
.
*52-6993 –
Wilbur Wright Birthplace and Museum near
Millville, Indiana.
*52-7019 – Cheyenne Municipal Airport in
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...
.
*52-7080 –
England AFB
England Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base in Louisiana, located northwest of Alexandria and about northwest of New Orleans. Originally known as Alexandria Army Air Base, on 23 June 1955 the facility was renamed England Ai ...
,
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
.
*52-8837 – Richmond Airport,
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
.
*52-8886 –
South Dakota Air and Space Museum
The South Dakota Air and Space Museum is an aviation museum located in Box Elder, South Dakota, just outside the main gate of Ellsworth AFB. It is dedicated to the history of the United States Air Force, the base and aerospace in South Dakota.
...
at
Ellsworth AFB,
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...
.
;RF-84F Thunderflash
*51-1929 -
Neligh, Nebraska
*51-1944 –
Pima Air & Space Museum in
Tucson, Arizona
, "(at the) base of the black ill
, nicknames = "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town"
, image_map =
, mapsize = 260px
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.
*51-1948 – Harlan Airport (HNR) in
Harlan, Iowa.
*51-11259 –
Lincoln Air National Guard Base
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincoln ...
,
Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...
.
*51-17046 –
Hill Aerospace Museum,
Hill AFB,
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
, (Nose section only)
*52-7249 –
Dannelly Field
Montgomery Regional Airport (Dannelly Field) is a civil-military airport seven miles southwest of Montgomery, the capital of Alabama. Owned by the Montgomery Airport Authority, it is used for general aviation and military aviation, and sees tw ...
ANG Collection,
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. In the 202 ...
.
*52-7259 –
National Museum of the United States Air Force in
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Day ...
.
*52-7265 –
in
Chino, California.
*52-7409 –
Birmingham ANGB,
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2021 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 197,575, down 1% fr ...
.
*52-7421 –
Yankee Air Museum
The Yankee Air Museum is an aviation museum located at Willow Run Airport in Van Buren Township, Michigan. The museum has a small fleet of flying aircraft and a collection of static display aircraft outdoors.
History
The Yankee Air Force Inc. w ...
,
Belleville, Michigan.
*53-7529 - Berry Field ANGB,
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...
. ]
*53-7570 – Enka Middle School,
Candler, North Carolina, Candler,
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
.
*53-7595 –
American Airpower Museum
The American Airpower Museum is an aviation museum located on the former site of Republic Aviation at Republic Airport in East Farmingdale, New York. It maintains a collection of aviation artifacts and an array of aircraft spanning the many ye ...
,
East Farmingdale, New York
East Farmingdale is a hamlet and a census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York. The population of the CDP was 6,484 at the 2010 census. Located in the Town of Babylon, the residents are served by the Farmingdale ...
.
Accidents and incidents
*On 7 July 1954, one F-84F of a flight of four en route to
Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin, TX, crashed into the
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, abbreviated as "KCK", is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, and the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named. As of the ...
business district shortly after departing
Fairfax Municipal Airport, Kansas City, KS. 2nd Lt. John H. Kapeles, pilot, assigned to the 27th Fighter Escort Wing, died in the crash. Three civilians died on the ground when the plane crashed onto their homes. The plane had just come off the
General Motors Fairfax Assembly Plant
The Fairfax Assembly & Stamping is a General Motors automobile factory at 3201 Fairfax Trafficway, Kansas City, Kansas in the United States. As of 2022, the plant employs over 2,100 hourly and salaried employees. Employees are represented by UA ...
production line and had been test flown. Eyewitnesses reported that the plane plunged at a high speed toward the ground after the flight had banked toward the west from the east. The three remaining planes returned to
Fairfax Municipal Airport.
[Kansas City Star, Main Edition, Pg. 1, July 7, 1954]
* On 9 December 1955, a USAF F-84F on an instrument training flight from
RAF Sculthorpe in
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
experienced a
flameout and the pilot ejected. The aircraft crashed into
Lodge Moor Hospital
Lodge Moor Hospital is a former isolation hospital on Redmires Road in the Lodge Moor area of the City of Sheffield, England. The hospital which opened in 1888 and closed in 1994 initially treated Smallpox but soon broadened its treatment to othe ...
,
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...
. The crash killed one patient and injured seven others.
* On 4 April 1957, the USAF Captain
Richard W. Higgins
Richard W. Higgins (August 21, 1922–April 5, 1957) was a jet pilot with the United States Army Air Forces (USAF). A member of the 7330th Flying Training Wing in Germany, Higgins died in an aircraft accident. He is cited as one of four exemplars o ...
died after a low ejection with one of the first F-84Fs of the
German Air Force
The German Air Force (german: Luftwaffe, lit=air weapon or air arm, ) is the aerial warfare branch of the , the armed forces of Germany. The German Air Force (as part of the ''Bundeswehr'') was founded in 1956 during the era of the Cold War a ...
near the
Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base.
*
On 14 September 1961, two
West German
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...
F-84Fs of the West
German Air Force
The German Air Force (german: Luftwaffe, lit=air weapon or air arm, ) is the aerial warfare branch of the , the armed forces of Germany. The German Air Force (as part of the ''Bundeswehr'') was founded in 1956 during the era of the Cold War a ...
crossed into
East German
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airspace
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due to a navigational error, eventually landing at
Berlin Tegel Airport
Berlin Tegel "Otto Lilienthal" Airport (german: link=no, Flughafen Berlin-Tegel „Otto Lilienthal“) was the primary international airport of Berlin, the federal capital of Germany. The airport was named after aviation pioneer Otto Lilienth ...
, evading a large number of
Soviet
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fighter aircraft. The event came at a historically difficult time during the
Cold War
The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because the ...
, one month after the construction of the
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall (german: Berliner Mauer, ) was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Berlin and East Germany (GDR). Construction of the Berlin Wall was commenced by the government ...
.
["Strauss-Befehl: Bier-Order 61".]
''Der Spiegel
''Der Spiegel'' (, lit. ''"The Mirror"'') is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. With a weekly circulation of 695,100 copies, it was the largest such publication in Europe in 2011. It was founded in 1947 by John Seymour Chaloner ...
'', 9 May 1962. Retrieved: 30 November 2010.
* On 28 January 1962, the USAF Lieutenant Donald Slack died after striking a (ASL) mountain in central France in his F-84F of the New Jersey Air National Guard. The book ''Stranger to the Ground'' by
Richard Bach
Richard David Bach (born June 23, 1936) is an American writer. He has written numerous works of fiction and also non-fiction flight-related titles. His works include ''Jonathan Livingston Seagull'' (1970) and '' Illusions: The Adventures of a R ...
was dedicated to him.
Specifications (F-84F)
![Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 3-view](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Republic_F-84F_Thunderstreak_3-view.png)
Communications Equipment
*AN/ARC-33 or 34 command set radio
*AN/APX-6 or 6A IFF set
*AN/AR-6 radio compass
*AN/APW-11 or 11A radar set
*AN/APN-21
TACAN
A tactical air navigation system, commonly referred to by the acronym TACAN, is a navigation system used by military aircraft. It provides the user with bearing and distance (slant-range or hypotenuse) to a ground or ship-borne station. It is a mor ...
set
Notable appearances in media
Richard Bach
Richard David Bach (born June 23, 1936) is an American writer. He has written numerous works of fiction and also non-fiction flight-related titles. His works include ''Jonathan Livingston Seagull'' (1970) and '' Illusions: The Adventures of a R ...
, who later wrote the bestseller ''
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
''Jonathan Livingston Seagull'', written by American author Richard Bach and illustrated with black-and-white photographs shot by Russell Munson, is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight, and a homi ...
'', was an ANG F-84F pilot who was once activated for duty in Europe. His first book, ''Stranger to the Ground'', described in detail what it was like to fly the Thunderstreak in the course of an operational flight at night from England to France in adverse weather.
F-84Fs were also used to represent North Korean MiG-15 fighters in the
1958 film version of James Salters' novel "The Hunters", because none of the Soviet fighters were available during the ongoing Cold War for filming. They were painted a flat gray with red star insignia.
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
* Bowers, Peter M. and Enzo Angellucci. ''The American Fighter''. New York: Orion Books, 1987. .
* Donald, David and Lake, Jon, eds. ''Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft''. London: AIRtime Publishing, 1996. .
* Dorr, Robert F. and David Donald. ''Fighters of the United States Air Force''. London: Temple Press Aerospace, 1990. .
* Forrer, Frits T. ''The Fun of Flying''. Gulf Breeze, Florida: Holland's Glory, 1992. .
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* Hiltermann, Gijs. "Republic F-84F Thunderstreak." ''Vliegend in Nederland 1'' (in Dutch). Eindhoven, Netherlands: ''
Flash Aviation
Flash, flashes, or FLASH may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional aliases
* Flash (DC Comics character), several DC Comics superheroes with super speed:
** Flash (Barry Allen)
** Flash (Jay Garrick)
** Wally West, the first Kid ...
'', 1988. .
* Keaveney, Kevin. ''Republic F-84/Swept-Wing Variants (Aerofax Minigraph, No 15)''. London: Aerofax, 1987. .
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* Knaack, Marcelle Size. ''Encyclopedia of US Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems: Volume 1 Post-World War II Fighters 1945–1973''. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History, 1978. .
* Miller, Jay. "Tip Tow & Tom-Tom". ''
Air Enthusiast'', No. 9, February–May 1979, pp. 40–42. .
* Stafrace, Charles. ''Republic F-84F Thunderstreak and RF-84F Thunderflash''. Warpaint Series No. 100. Denbigh East, UK: Warpaint Books Ltd., 2014. .
* Swanborough, Gordon and Peter M. Bowers. ''United States Military Aircraft Since 1909''. Washington, DC: Smithsonian, 1989. .
* ''United States Air Force Museum Guidebook''. Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio: Air Force Museum Foundation, 1975.
* Wagner, Ray. ''American Combat Planes, Third Enlarged Edition''. New York: Doubleday, 1982. .
* Wilson, Stewart. ''Combat Aircraft since 1945''. Fyshwick, Australia: Aerospace Publications, 2000. .
* Pretat, Samuel. "Republic F-84F Thunderstreak & RF-84F Thunderflash.
"Republic F-84F Thunderstreak & RF-84F Thunderflash."''Editions Minimonde76,'' 2006.
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F-84F Thunderstreak
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F-084F
Republic F-84F
Single-engined jet aircraft
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Aircraft first flown in 1950