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Republic F-105 Thunderchief by Peter Davies Soft Cover
Republic F-105 Thunderchief by Peter Davies Soft Cover
Soft Cover
64 Pages
Copyright 2012
Contents
INTRODUCTION4
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT5
The Kartveli Heritage
Weapons System Concept
The Rival
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS19
Airframe
Flight Controls
Cockpit
Engine
Fuel system
Armament
F-105 CONVERSIONS, MODIFICATIONS AND PROJECTS 28
Project Look-Alike
Thunderbird F-105B
RF-105B (AP-71)/JF-105B
F-105C (AP-63-5) and F-105E
F-105D Thunderstick II
RF-105D
F-105F
F-105F conversions
F-105D European
F-105F/G Wild Weasel
OPERATIONAL HISTORY35
Thunder in the East
The MiG Threat
Weaseling On
Later Life
CONCLUSION61
FURTHER READING62
On Back Cover
The Republic F-105 Thunderchief was the fastest and most successful strike fighter of the Cold War. Designed to deliver nuclear weapons at low altitude and then fight its way back to base, by the early 1960s it was the primary weapon in the USAF's tactical strike arsenal. Thunderchief pilots in Europe, the Far East and the USA stood on short-notice alert, ready to take on the formidable defenses of their Communist Bloc targets. The F-105 was, however, to become a legend in a very different conflict. As direct American involvement in Vietnam increased, F-105s were deployed initially as a deterrent, but ever more as conventional attack fighters against insurgency in Laos and Vietnam. With the start of the bombing campaign against North Vietnam, the Thunderchief became a vital element in attacks against some of the most heavily defended territory in modern history.
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