Why Pilots Loved the F-105 'Thud' Despite its Vulnerability
Why Pilots Loved the F-105 'Thud' Despite its Vulnerability
Nov 29, 2019
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Republic F-105D Thunderchief The U.S. Air Force sent F-105s to Southeast Asia shortly after the Tonkin Gulf incident in the summer of 1964. The USAF operated the F-105D extensively in the air campaign against North Vietnam called Rolling Thunder. Although designed as a nuclear strike aircraft, the F-105 could carry a total of over 12,000 pounds of conventional ordnance -- a heavier bomb load than a World War II B-17. The F-105 was gradually replaced by the F-4 Phantom, and the USAF withdrew the
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