DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — Former F-105 Thunderchief pilots held a reunion at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Nov. 2-5. After approximately 15 years of get-togethers, this reunion ...
The Republic F-105 Thunderchief, known to its crews as the Thud, was a cornerstone of US Air Force strike capability during the early Cold War and Vietnam War. Designed in the 1950s as a supersonic ...
F-105 Pilot’s Terrifying Escape Over Vietnam In 1966, during a combat mission over North Vietnam, Colonel Victor Vizcarra faced a harrowing situation, ejecting from his crippled F-105. Thanks to the ...
In the early years of the Cold War, both the United States and the Soviet Union were engineering and producing new fighter jets and bombers at a historic rate. The Korean War saw the first combat ...