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CONTACT CITY STAFFF-105 THUNDERCHIEF
Aircraft at the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42
Nicknamed "Thud"
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| A/C SN | 62-4416 |
| Date Acquired: | August 1998 |
| Acquired From: | USAF George AFB, CA (Loan) |
| Displayed: | October 1998 |
History
F-105G recovery crew, Murphy, Pinkham, Sinclair at George AFB
Entered the inventory on 26 May 1958 and on 12 July 1980, she made her last scheduled operational Air Force flight at George AFB before going on for a brief stint with the guard and reserve.
F-105G-1RE SN 62- 4416 was manufactured by Republic Aviation, Farmingdale NY and gained by the USAF on 27 Nov 1963.
| Jan 1964 | To 4th Tactical Fighter Wing (Tactical Air Command), Seymour Johnson AFB NC (deployment to Eglin AFB FL) |
| Jun 1966 | To 4520th Combat Crew Training Wing (TAC), Nellis AFB NV |
| Aug 1966 | To 4525th Fighter Weapons Wing (TAC), Nellis AFB |
| Jun 1967 | To 388th Tactical Fighter Wing (Pacific Air Forces), Korat RTAFB Thailand |
| Feb 1968 | To 18th Tactical Fighter Wing (PACAF), Kadena AB (deployments to Osan AB Korea and Kwanju AB Korea) |
| Oct 1968 | To 355th Tactical Fighter Wing (PACAF), Takhli RTAFB Thailand |
| Dec 1969 | Converted to F-105G |
| Sep 1970 | To 18th Tactical Fighter Wing (PACAF), Korat RTAFB |
| Nov 1970 | To 355th Tactical Fighter Wing (PACAF), Korat RTAFB |
| Mar 1971 | To 388th Tactical Fighter Wing (PACAF), Korat RTAFB (deployment to Takhli RTAFB) |
| Oct 1972 | To 561st Tactical Fighter Squadron (TAC), Korat RTAFB |
| Jul 1973 | To 35th Tactical Fighter Wing (TAC), Korat RTAFB |
| Sep 1973 | To 35th Tactical Fighter Wing (TAC), George AFB (deployments to Shaw AFB SC, Eglin AFB and Karup AB Denmark) |
| Sep 1978 |
"416 was the first aircraft I was a crew chief on. I was stationed at George A.F.B.
between 75 and 79. I was there in Denmark when the right 450 gal. wing tank wrapped
over the wing on an FCF after a horizontal stabilizer change. They did a temp fix
to get her home and when they went to repair her at George, they found a drill hole
in the wing spar. 62-4416 was grounded at George in Sept. 1978." - Dale
Schafer normiendale@gmail.com |
| May 1980 | Dropped from inventory by transfer to museum status |
| Aug 1998 | Loaned to Joe Davies Heritage Air Park |
General Information
| MANUFACTURER: | Republic Aircraft Corporation |
| PRODUCTION PERIOD: | 1957 to 1965 |
| NUMBER PRODUCED: | 833 |
| PRODUCTION SERIES: | USAF: F-105A, B, & D single-seat A/C, F-105F & G two-seat A/C |
| ROLES: | Designed as a land-based all-weather long-range strike fighter-bomber for the US Air Force, capable of close air support, air defense suppression (Wild Weasel) and supersonic delivery of a nuclear weapon |
Performance and Specifications
(Figures given are for the F-105D model)| MAXIMUM SPEED: | 1,372 mph (Mach 2+) |
| SERVICE CEILING: | 48,500 feet above sea level |
| RANGE: | 1,917 miles (unlimited with aerial refueling) |
| WEAPONS: | AIM-9 Sidewinder, AGM-12 Bullpup, AGM-45 Shrike, M61A1 Vulcan 20mm cannon, and a variety of air to ground bombs and unguided rockets |
| CREW: | Pilot |
| LENGTH: | 64 feet, 5.3 inches |
| WINGSPAN: | 34 feet, 11 inches |
| HEIGHT: | 19 feet, 8 inches |
| MAXIMUM TAKEOFF WEIGHT: | 52,838 lbs. |
| POWERPLANT: | Pratt & Whitney J75-P-19W turbojet engine with afterburner and water injection providing 26,500 lbs. of thrust |
| ACHIEVEMENTS: | First supersonic fighter-bomber aircraft for the USAF; largest single-seat, single-engine combat aircraft ever built; established several altitude and speed records; operated by the USAF Thunderbirds Flight Demonstration Team |
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