The F-100D was intended as a dedicated fighter-bomber. For six shows in early 1964, the Thunderbirds flew the Republic F-105 Thunderchief. The Thunderchief was the first and only Thunderbird ...

The Thunderbirds flew the F-100 until 1964, when the squadron selected the F-105 Thunderchief, but it didn't last due to the extensive modifications required. That same year, the unit returned to ...

F-105 Walkaround Restoration Specialist John Shatz describes how squadron maintenance crews in the Vietnam War came to love a beast like the F-105 Thunderchief. Twice a day, almost every day, the ...