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 …

Mar 24, 2023 · The F-84 was responsible for the destruction of 60 percent of all air-to-ground targets, as well as eight air-to-air kills against Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15s. According to the Air …

The Museum’s F-84G was restored in 2022 and painted in the markings of the United States Air Force Thunderbirds. Officially activated on June 1, 1953, as the 3600th Air Demonstration …

Nov 27, 2020 · F-84Gs became the first fighter operated by the Air Force’s Thunderbirds aerobatics in 1953.

Jun 5, 2023 · Unable to cram a turbojet in the Thunderbolt airframe, the Georgian engineer drafted a clean-sheet design dubbed the XP-84 Thunderjet with a J-35 turbojet spanning the …

With a cease-fire on the Korean peninsula in 1953, F-84 production turned exclusively to the swept-wing F-84F Thunderstreak, the only Air Force fighter to trade straight wings for swept...

Jul 26, 2019 · The F-84G, the newest member of the Warhawk Air Museum, was the definitive version of the straight-wing Thunderjet series. While very similar to the E, it was considerably …

In 1952 the Republic F84G was the aircraft used by the Thunderbirds at Luke AFB, Phoenix, Arizona, their original home. At that time we were privileged to watch them practice and …

The F-84G differed from earlier Thunderjets in having a more powerful engine--the Allison J35-A-29, rated at 5600 pounds of thrust. The F-84G had provision for up to 4000 pounds of external …

May 24, 2021 · The F-84G was the first Thunderjet to be cleared for carrying a nuclear payload. This aircraft was a fighter-bomber type, becoming the first such single-seat fighter aircraft …