Thunderchief

Mike Machat, Mick Roth and Dennis R. Jenkins

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The complete history of the Republic F-105 with foreword by Colonel Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson. Jr USAF (Ret.)

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Thunderchief provides a level of detail unseen in any previous work on the F- 105 including the complete history of the aircraft in every sense of the term. See the new recently declassified Air Force material about the F-105’s unique and highly dangerous Wild Weasel missions during the Vietnam War. Read all about its original days as a nuclear fighter bomber and the modifications needed to make it effective in a modern air-defense environment. As of 2018, there is not a single flyable Thunderchief but at least 100 of them are available to be admired in museums.

Rare archival Air Force documentation, original Republic factory and photos never seen by the public featured. 78 illustrations, 272 B/W and 224 color photographs included. Please see table of contents for chapter-by-chapter details.

Publisher : Specialty Press

Author: Mike Machat, Mick Roth and Dennis R. Jenkins

Size: 10" X 10"

Pages: 300

Color photos: 224

Black & White photos: 272

Illustrations: 78

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Table of Contents

Foreword	4
Preface	6
Acknowledgments	7
Chapter One: Strange Road Taken – The YF-105A	9
XF-103 F-105 Gatling Gun Authority to Proceed RF-105 Cook-Craigie Concept of Concurrency YF-105A The NACA Sonic Booms North American F-107A
Chapter Two: In Production – The F-105B	43
F-105B MA-8 Flight Tests Operations RF-105B/JF-105B F-105C Thunderbirds
Chapter Three: Real Thunderchiefs – The F-105D/F	79
F-105D Thunderstick II RF-105D F-105E F-105F: Finally, a Two-Seater F-105G: Take One F-105H Block-35 F-105G: Take Two Other Stillborn Thunderchiefs	72
Chapter Four: Jungle Warfare – Southeast Asia	119
MiGs Route Packages North Vietnamese Radar Threats SA-2 Surface-to-Air Missile System Electronic Countermeasures Continued Carnage Commando Nail Combat Martin Combat Skyspot The End
Chapter Five: Wild Weasels – The F-105F/G	154
Wild Weasel II Wild Weasel IA Wild Weasel III
Chapter Six: Airframe and Systems – The Details	207
Epilogue: The End –Thud Out Appendix A: Serial Number List Appendix B: Loss List Appendix C: Notes and Citations

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