Remembering Three of the Fallen F-105 Thunderchief Heroes …
May 28, 2018 · Major Charles R. “Dick” Brownlee was the pilot of the lead aircraft (s/n 62-4234, call sign “Panda 01”) in a flight of four. The flight was conducting an afternoon strike mission against...
Republic F-105 Thunderchief - Wikipedia
The Republic F-105 Thunderchief is an American 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 Vietnam War; it is the only American aircraft to have been removed from combat due to high loss rates. [1]
Thud Drivers! Former F-105 pilots explain what it was like flying …
Jun 22, 2019 · After its long-delayed entry into USAF service, the Thunderchief, in its all-weather strike F-105D/F configuration, soon proved to be a capable weapon whose performance attracted recruits. Its stability, unbeatable low-altitude speed and impressive size were unprecedented for a …
Why Pilots Loved the F-105 'Thud' Despite its Vulnerability - HistoryNet
Nov 29, 2019 · A fast mover designed to carry a nuclear weapon, the F-105 Thunderchief became the Vietnam War’s most important conventional fighter-bomber.
Remembering the Thunderchiefs of the Vietnam War - We Are …
Oct 30, 2020 · On Mar. 2, 1965, North Vietnamese guards at an ammunition storage area near Xom Bang heard the telltale sounds of massed aircraft overhead. They then learned why the F-105 Thunderchief earned the nickname “Thud” as 5,000 pounds of bombs from each of the passing planes hit the Earth around them.
F-105 combat pilots reunite one last time > Davis-Monthan Air …
Nov 7, 2022 · Former F-105 Thunderchief pilots and electronic warfare officers held a reunion at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Nov. 2-5, 2022. After approximately 15 years of get-togethers, this reunion was arranged to have as many combat pilots and EWOs of the F-105, nicknamed “Thud,” come together one last time.
Remembering Three of the Fallen F-105 Thunderchief Heroes of …
May 30, 2018 · It is not only a fitting inscription for the lives and sacrifices of F-105 Thunderchief pilots like USAF Capt. Gene Devlin, Capt. Samuel E. Waters and Lt. Karl W. Richter, but for every service person we remember on Memorial Day in the …
F-105 combat pilots reunite one last time - Air Combat Command
Nov 7, 2022 · Former F-105 Thunderchief pilots held a reunion at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Nov. 2-5, 2022. After approximately 15 years of get-togethers, this reunion was arranged to have as many combat pilots of the F-105, nicknamed “Thud,” come together one last time.
Republic F-105 Thunderchief - Warbirds Resource Group
In a foreshadowing of its Wild Weasel role, the first F-105D combat mission of the war involved an attack of an anti-aircraft artillery site on Plaine des Jarres. The first Thunderchief of the war was also lost in this mission (the pilot managed to eject safely).
F-105 Thunderchief in the Vietnam War - ThoughtCo
Nov 4, 2019 · Though an extremely durable aircraft, F-105D pilots usually only had a 75 percent chance of completing a 100-mission tour due to the danger involved in their missions. By 1969, the US Air Force began withdrawing the F-105D from strike missions replacing it …