The Republic F-84 Thunderjet is an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) proposal for a "day fighter", the F-84 first flew in 1946.

Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States' first swept-wing fighter that could counter the swept-wing Soviet MiG-15 in high-speed dogfights in the skies of the Korean War (1950–1953), fighting some of the earliest jet-to-jet battles in history.

Mar 24, 2023 · In addition to performing efficiently in combat during the Korean War, the F-84 Thunderjet became the first jet aircraft to successfully perform air-to-air refueling with a converted Boeing B-29 Superfortress.

Nov 27, 2020 · Here’s What You Need To Remember: The F-84 wasn’t as sophisticated as its younger, faster brother, the legendary F-86 sabre – but it had incredible firepower, and was an incredible...

Jun 5, 2023 · F-84 Thunderjet: An Amazing Legacy By the late 1950s, the Air Force began retiring all models of the F-84 in favor of the supersonic F-100 Super Sabre and F-105 Thunderchief, though F-84s served in Air National Guard units until 1970 and Portuguese Thunderjets saw action in a colonial war in Angola until 1974.

Feb 28, 2021 · The F-84 was the first production fighter aircraft to utilize inflight refueling and the first fighter capable of carrying a nuclear weapon, the Mark 7 nuclear bomb. Modified F-84s were used in several unusual projects, including the FICON and Tom-Tom dockings to the B-29 Superfortress and B-36 bomber motherships, and the experimental XF-84H ...

The F-84 was a generation behind the swept-wing MiG-15 and outmatched, especially when the MiGs were flown by more-experienced pilots, and the MiG counter-air mission was soon given to the F-86 'Sabre'. Like its famous predecessor, the P-47, the F-84 switched to the low-level interdiction role at which it excelled.

May 24, 2021 · The F-84 fighter series was inevitably replaced by the high-performance Mach 1 capable F-100 Super Sabre in the fighter / fighter-bomber role while the RF-101 Voodoo replaced it in the reconnaissance role.

F84F Thunderstreak was the swept wing version of the straight wing F84. The prototype first flew on June 3, 1950 and deliveries began in 1954, primarily to the tactical Air Command as a ground support fighter bomber. Republic built 2,112 of the swept-wing models and General Motors fabricated another 599.

The swept-wing Republic F-84F Thunderstreak evolved from the straight-wing F-84 Thunderjet. The "F" model incorporated such aerodynamic improvements as swept back wings, due to the success of the North American Aviation F-86 Sabre. It also featured improved tail and elevator surfaces, a smaller canopy and a redesigned windscreen.