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Modern Military Aircraft Thud by Lou Drendel Soft Cover
Modern Military Aircraft Thud by Lou Drendel
Squadron / Signal publications
Soft cover stapled
Copyright 1986
64 pages
Introduction:
Thud! The nickname that has become the nom de guerre for the most heroic of the Century Series of fighters. Thud is a contraction of Thunderthud', a most uncomplimentary derivation of the F-105's official name, which was/is `Thunderchief. . That the F-105, which was without doubt the most advanced of the Century Series fighters when it was introduced, should garner such a label probably came as no surprise to Republic, its manufacturer. The forerunners of the F-105 in the Republic stable of fighters included the P-47 Thunderbolt and the F-84 Thunderjet. The Thunderbolt was a huge fighter for its day, and its looks earned it the less-than-fighter-like sobriquet of 'Jug'. There are those who would tell you that 'Jug' was short for 'Juggernaut, which the P47 certainly was in the hands of a competent and aggressive fighter pilot, but, really, it was called 'Jug' because it looked like a jug, and no one ever called it 'Juggernaut. 'Jug' may not have looked complimentary in print, and it may have been difficult to utter lug' with reverence or tones of awe in conversation. Still, the P47 unquestionably earned the respect and admiration of both those who flew it and those who fought it. Pretty is as pretty does, and you can bet that Alexander Kartveli was not losing any sleep
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