F-105 Thunderchiefs : a 29-year illustrated operational history, with individual accounts of the 103 surviving fighter bombers / W. Howard Plunkett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plunkett, W. Howard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thunderchief (Jet fighter plane)--History.

Thunderchief (Jet fighter plane).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina ; London, [England] : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2001.

Summary:

""A labor of love""--Air & Space Power Journal. This book details the histories of the 103 F-105s that are displayed around the world. Part One summarizes the 29 years of F-105 operations, focusing on events, aircraft configurations, units and bases. The individual histories and photographs of each surviving F-105 from its production to its static display are contained in Part Two.

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; Part I: F-105 Operational History; Initial Production ; The "Bs" Make Their Mark; The "D" Model; A Two-Seat Trainer; Flying Organizations; Growing Pains; Enforcing the Peace; Combat Over Vietnam; Combat Takes Its Toll ; Supporting the War ; Wild Weasels and Other Beasts; MiG Killers; The U.S.S. Pueblo Diversion; Winding Down; One Last Configuration ; Bringing the "Ds" Home ; The Wild Weasels Fight On; Joining the Guard and Reserves ; Last Combat for the Wild Weasels

The Weasels Come Home To the Boneyard ; Peace Time Operations; Final Phase Out; After Retirement ; Lively Static Displays ; Museum Foibles; Part II: The Survivors; Introduction ; Historical Research; YF-105B-1RE 54-0102 ; F-105B-5RE 54-0104 ; JF-105-1RE 54-0105; F-105B-5RE 54-0107; F-105B-10RE 57-5776; F-105B-10RE 57-5778; F-105B-10RE 57-5783 ; F-105B-10RE 57-5784; F-105B-15RE 57-5789 ; F-105B-15RE 57-5792; F-105B-15RE 57-5793 ; F-105B-20RE 57-5803; F-105B-20RE 57-5817 ; F-105B-20RE 57-5819; F-105B-20RE 57-5820; F-105B-20RE 57-5823; F-105B-20RE 57-5835; F-105B-20RE 57-5837

F-105B-20RE 57-5838 F-105B-20RE 57-5839 ; F-105D-5RE 58-1155; F-105D-5RE 59-1738 ; F-105D-5RE 59-1739; F-105D-5RE 59-1743 ; F-105D-6RE 59-1771 ; F-105D-10RE 60-0445 ; F-105D-10RE 60-0455; F-105D-10RE 60-0482; F-105D-10RE 60-0500; F-105D-10RE 60-0504 ; F-105D-10RE 60-0508; F-105D-10RE 60-0535; F-105D-15RE 61-0041 ; F-105D-15RE 61-0050 ; F-105D-15RE 61-0056 ; F-105D-15RE 61-0069; F-105D-15RE 61-0073; F-105D-15RE 61-0086 ; F-105D-15RE 61-0088; F-105D-15RE 61-0093 ; F-105D-15RE 61-0099 ; F-105D-15RE 61-0100 ; F-105D-15RE 61-0106; F-105D-20RE 61-0107 ; F-105D-20RE 61-0108 ; F-105D-20RE 61-0110

F-105D-20RE 61-0115F-105D-20RE 61-0138; F-105D-20RE 61-0145; F-105D-20RE 61-0146; F-105D-20RE 61-0159; F-105D-25RE 61-0164 ; F-105D-25RE 61-0165 ; F-105D-25RE 61-0175 ; F-105D-25RE 61-0176; F-105D-25RE 61-0188; F-105D-25RE 61-0199; F-105D-25RE 62-4228 ; F-105D-30RE 62-4242; F-105D-30RE 62-4253; F-105D-30RE 62-4259; F-105D-31RE 62-4279 ; F-105D-31RE 62-4299 ; F-105D-31RE 62-4301 ; F-105D-31RE 62-4318 ; F-105D-31RE 62-4328 ; F-105D-31RE 62-4346 ; F-105D-31RE 62-4347; F-105D-31RE 62-4553; F-105D-31RE 62-4360; F-105D-31RE 62-4361; F-105D-31RE 62-4375; F-105D-31RE 62-4383 ; F-105D-31RE 62-4387

F-105G-1RE 62-4416F-105F-1RE 62-4417; F-105F-1RE 62-4418 ; F-105G-1RE 62-4425; F-105G-1RE 62-4427; F-105G-1RE 62-4428 ; F-105G-1RE 62-4432; F-105G-1RE 62-4438 ; F-105G-1RE 62-4440 ; F-105G-1RE 62-4444; F-105G-1RE 62-4446; F-105F-1RE 63-8261; F-105G-1RE 63-8266 ; F-105G-1RE 63-8274 ; F-105G-1RE 63-8276; F-105G-1RE 63-8278; F-105G-1RE 63-8285 ; F-105F-1RE 63-8287; F-105G-1RE 63-8296; F-105G-1RE 63-8300; F-105G-1RE 63-8320 ; F-105F-1RE 63-8331 ; F-105G-1RE 63-8336 ; F-105F-1RE 63-8343; F-105G-1RE 63-8345; F-105F-1RE 63-8357 ; F-105G-1RE 63-8363 ; F-105F-1RE 63-8365; F-105F-1RE 63-8366

Appendix 1. The Thunderchief Tour

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7864-5063-0