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F-105 probe and drogue receptacle

F-105 crews played a key role in ROLLING THUNDER. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Republic F-105 Thunderchief

F-105G AMARC July 1980

Republic F-105 Thunderchief

Thunder Over The Red River by Harley Copic

Republic F-105G Thunderchief, Upper Heyford, 1987

Courtesy of KC-135 driver Jerry Weeks; September 1968.

The Century Series fighters are a group of 6 US production fighter jets that were numered F-100, F-101, F-102, F-104, F-105 and F-106. Although these were considered "2nd Generation" fighters, sharing common technology, the basis for this club was...

Captains Merlyn Dethlefsen and Kevin Gilroy flew this Republic F-105F-1-RE Thunderchief on 10 March 1967. It is seen here at Nellis AFB, Nevada, 29 August 1966. 63-8352 was destroyed by fire after running off the runway at Udorn RTAFB, 8 December 1969. The pilot, Major Carl R. Rice, was killed.

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The Republic F-105 “Thunderchief” was a supersonic fighter-bomber that conducted the majority of strike bombing missions during the early years of the Vietnam War. Starting in 1967, 61 F-105Fs were modified to an EF-105F configuration (pictured), later redesignated as F-105G, for the “Wild Weasel” mission to seek out and destroy North Vietnamese surface-to-air missile sites. The F-105Gs were modified with advanced avionics and additional electronic countermeasures equipment, including the…

Republic F-105F-1-RE Thunderchief 63-8287 at Hill AFB, Utah.

The F-105, nicknamed the "Thud," evolved from a 1951 project by to replace the F-84F fighter-bomber. The prototype first flew in October 1955, and Republic delivered the first production aircraft to