Republic F-105 Thunderchief

F 105

The F-105 Thunderchief was a bomber during the Vietnam War. It first flew in 1955, and was introduced in 1958. It was used as a bomber, but was later replaced by the F-4 Phantom II and the F-111 Raven. But it was still in service for a while as a Wild Weasel. It could carry an electronic counter-measures pod that could mess up the enemy radar.

Republic F-105 Thunderchief Media

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  Republic YF-105A, AF Ser. No. 54-0098, the first of two prototypes

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  A USAF F-105F trainer and a F-105D with Mount Fuji in the background

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  Front view of Republic F-105B with avionics layout

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  F-105D Thunderchiefs refueling from a Boeing KC-135 tanker

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  The cockpit of an F-105 Thunderchief

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  F-105F with armament layout in August 1964; including 20 mm (0.79 in) cannon rounds, 2.75 in (70 mm) rockets, Bullpup and Sidewinder missiles, general-purpose bomb, cluster bombs, LAU-3A Launchers, flare and chaff dispensers and drop tanks.

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  F-105D refueling probe detail. The -D model had two types of in-flight refueling equipment: a probe (for the drogue) and a receptacle (for the boom).

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  Republic F-105D of 36 Tactical Fighter Wing based at Bitburg, West Germany, in 1962

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  F-105s take off on a mission to bomb North Vietnam, 1966