F-84F Thunderstreak
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The Republic F-84F Thunderstreak was an American
-built swept-wing turbojet fighter-bomber. While an evolutionary development of the straight-wing F-84 Thunderjet, the F-84F was a new design. The RF-84F Thunderflash was a photo reconnaissance version.
version of the F-84 hoping to bring performance to the F-86 level. The last production F-84E was fitted with a swept tail, a new wing with 38.5 degrees of leading edge sweep and 3.5 degrees of anhedral, and a J35-A-25 engine
producing 5,300 pound-force (23.58 kN) of thrust
. The aircraft was designated XF-96A. It flew on 3 June 1950 with Otto P. Haas at the controls. Although the airplane was capable of 602 knots (693 mph, 1,115 km/h), the performance gain over the F-84E was considered minor. Nonetheless, it was ordered into production in July 1950 as the F-84F Thunderstreak. The F-84 designation was retained because the fighter was expected to be a low-cost improvement of the straight-wing Thunderjet with over 55 percent commonality in tooling.
In the meantime, the USAF, hoping for improved high-altitude performance from a more powerful engine, arranged for the British Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire turbojet engine to be built in the United States as the Wright J65
. To accommodate the larger engine, YF-84Fs with a British-built Sapphire as well as production F-84Fs with the J65 had a vertically stretched fuselage, with the air intake attaining an oval cross-section. Production delays with the F-84F forced USAF to order a number of straight-wing F-84Gs as an interim measure.
Production quickly ran into problems. Although tooling commonality with the Thunderjet was supposed to be 55 percent, in reality only 15 percent of tools could be reused. To make matters worse, the F-84F utilized press-forged wing spars and ribs. At the time, only three presses in the United States could manufacture these, and priority was given to the Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber over the F-84. The YJ65-W-1 engine was considered obsolete and the improved J65-W-3 did not become available until 1954. When the first production F-84F finally flew on 22 November 1952, it differed from the service test aircraft. It had a different canopy which opened up and back instead of sliding to the rear, as well as airbrakes on the sides of the fuselage instead of the bottom of the aircraft. The aircraft was considered not ready for operational deployment due to control and stability problems. The first 275 aircraft, equipped with a conventional stabilizer-elevator tailplane, suffered from accelerated stall pitch-up
and poor turning ability at combat speeds. Beginning with Block 25, the problem was ameliorated by introduction of a hydraulically-powered one-piece stabilator
. A number of aircraft were also retrofitted with spoilers
for improved high-speed control. As a result, the F-84F was not declared operational until 12 May 1954.
s when flying through heavy rain or snow. As the result of the problems, the active duty phaseout began almost as soon as the F-84F entered service in 1954, and was completed by 1958. Increased tensions in Germany associated with construction of the Berlin Wall
in 1961 resulted in reactivation of the F-84F fleet. In 1962, the fleet was grounded due to corrosion of control rods. A total of 1,800 man hour
s was expended to bring each aircraft to full operational capacity. The aircraft were retired from active service in 1964. Stress corrosion forced retirement of ANG F-84Fs in 1971.
In what is probably one of the very few air-to-air engagements involving the F-84F, two Turkish Air Force F-84F Thunderstreaks shot down two Iraqi Il-28 Beagle
bombers that crossed the Turkish border by mistake during a bombing operation against Iraqi Kurdish insurgents. This engagement took place on 16 August 1962.
Several modified Thunderflashes were used in the FICON project
.
With the appearance of Republic's F-105 Thunderchief
, which also used wing-root mounted air intakes, the Thunderstreak became known as the Thud's Mother. The earlier F-84A had been nicknamed the "Hog" and the F-84F "Super Hog," the F-105 becoming the "Ultra Hog."
By the mid-1960s, the F-84F was replaced by the North American F-100 Super Sabre and the RF-84F by the RF-101 Voodoo in USAF units, being relegated to duty in the Air National Guard
. The last F-84F Thunderflash retired from the ANG in 1971. Three Hellenic Air Force
RF-84Fs that were retired in 1991 were the last operational F-84s.
Richard Bach
, who later wrote the bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull
, was an ANG F-84F pilot who was once activated for duty in Europe. His first book, Stranger to the Ground, described in detail what it was like to fly the Thunderstreak in the course of an operational flight at night from England to France in adverse weather.
YF-84F: Two swept-wing prototypes of the F-84F, initially designated YF-96.
F-84F Thunderstreak: swept wing
version with Wright J65
engine. Tactical Air Command
aircraft were equipped with Low-Altitude Bombing System (LABS
) for delivering nuclear bombs. 2,711 built, 1,301 went to NATO under Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP)
.
GRF-84F: 25 RF-84Fs were converted to be carried, and launched from the bomb bay of a GRB-36F bomber as part of the FICON project
. The aircraft were later redesignated RF-84K.
RF-84F Thunderflash: Reconnaissance version of the F-84F, 715 built.
XF-84H: Two F-84Fs were converted into experimental aircraft. Each was fitted with an Allison XT40-A-1 turboprop
engine of 5,850 shaft horsepower (4,365 kW) driving a supersonic
propeller. Ground crews dubbed the XF-84H the Thunderscreech due to its extreme noise level.
YF-84J: Two F-84Fs were converted into YF-84J prototypes with enlarged nose intakes and a deepened fuselages for the General Electric J73
engine; the YF-84J reached Mach 1.09 in level flight on 7 April 1954. The project was cancelled due to the excessive cost of conversion of existing F-84Fs.
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-built swept-wing turbojet fighter-bomber. While an evolutionary development of the straight-wing F-84 Thunderjet, the F-84F was a new design. The RF-84F Thunderflash was a photo reconnaissance version.
Design and development
In 1949, Republic created a swept wingSwept wing
A swept wing is a wing planform favored for high subsonic jet speeds first investigated by Germany during the Second World War. Since the introduction of the MiG-15 and North American F-86 which demonstrated a decisive superiority over the slower first generation of straight-wing jet fighters...
version of the F-84 hoping to bring performance to the F-86 level. The last production F-84E was fitted with a swept tail, a new wing with 38.5 degrees of leading edge sweep and 3.5 degrees of anhedral, and a J35-A-25 engine
Allison J35
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producing 5,300 pound-force (23.58 kN) of thrust
Thrust
Thrust is a reaction force described quantitatively by Newton's second and third laws. When a system expels or accelerates mass in one direction the accelerated mass will cause a force of equal magnitude but opposite direction on that system....
. The aircraft was designated XF-96A. It flew on 3 June 1950 with Otto P. Haas at the controls. Although the airplane was capable of 602 knots (693 mph, 1,115 km/h), the performance gain over the F-84E was considered minor. Nonetheless, it was ordered into production in July 1950 as the F-84F Thunderstreak. The F-84 designation was retained because the fighter was expected to be a low-cost improvement of the straight-wing Thunderjet with over 55 percent commonality in tooling.
Wright J65
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. To accommodate the larger engine, YF-84Fs with a British-built Sapphire as well as production F-84Fs with the J65 had a vertically stretched fuselage, with the air intake attaining an oval cross-section. Production delays with the F-84F forced USAF to order a number of straight-wing F-84Gs as an interim measure.
Production quickly ran into problems. Although tooling commonality with the Thunderjet was supposed to be 55 percent, in reality only 15 percent of tools could be reused. To make matters worse, the F-84F utilized press-forged wing spars and ribs. At the time, only three presses in the United States could manufacture these, and priority was given to the Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber over the F-84. The YJ65-W-1 engine was considered obsolete and the improved J65-W-3 did not become available until 1954. When the first production F-84F finally flew on 22 November 1952, it differed from the service test aircraft. It had a different canopy which opened up and back instead of sliding to the rear, as well as airbrakes on the sides of the fuselage instead of the bottom of the aircraft. The aircraft was considered not ready for operational deployment due to control and stability problems. The first 275 aircraft, equipped with a conventional stabilizer-elevator tailplane, suffered from accelerated stall pitch-up
Pitch-up
In aerodynamics, pitch-up is a severe form of stall in an aircraft. It is directly related to inherent properties of all swept wings.-History:Pitch-up problems were first noticed on high-speed test aircraft with swept wings...
and poor turning ability at combat speeds. Beginning with Block 25, the problem was ameliorated by introduction of a hydraulically-powered one-piece stabilator
Stabilator
A stabilator is an aircraft control surface that combines the functions of an elevator and a horizontal stabilizer...
. A number of aircraft were also retrofitted with spoilers
Spoiler (aeronautics)
In aeronautics, a spoiler is a device intended to reduce lift in an aircraft. Spoilers are plates on the top surface of a wing which can be extended upward into the airflow and spoil it. By doing so, the spoiler creates a carefully controlled stall over the portion of the wing behind it, greatly...
for improved high-speed control. As a result, the F-84F was not declared operational until 12 May 1954.
Operational history
Project Run In completed operational tests in November 1954 and found the aircraft to be to USAF satisfaction and considerably better than the F-84G. However, ongoing engine failures resulted in the entire fleet being grounded in early 1955. Also, the J65 engine continued to suffer from flameoutFlameout
A flameout refers to the failure of a jet engine caused by the extinction of the flame in the combustion chamber. It can be caused by a number of factors, including fuel exhaustion; compressor stall; insufficient oxygen supply; foreign object damage ; severe inclement weather; and mechanical...
s when flying through heavy rain or snow. As the result of the problems, the active duty phaseout began almost as soon as the F-84F entered service in 1954, and was completed by 1958. Increased tensions in Germany associated with construction of the Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...
in 1961 resulted in reactivation of the F-84F fleet. In 1962, the fleet was grounded due to corrosion of control rods. A total of 1,800 man hour
Man hour
A man-hour or person-hour is the amount of work performed by an average worker in one hour. It is used in written "estimates" for estimation of the total amount of uninterrupted labour required to perform a task. For example, researching and writing a college paper might require twenty man-hours...
s was expended to bring each aircraft to full operational capacity. The aircraft were retired from active service in 1964. Stress corrosion forced retirement of ANG F-84Fs in 1971.
In what is probably one of the very few air-to-air engagements involving the F-84F, two Turkish Air Force F-84F Thunderstreaks shot down two Iraqi Il-28 Beagle
Ilyushin Il-28
The Ilyushin Il-28 is a jet bomber aircraft of the immediate postwar period that was originally manufactured for the Soviet Air Force. It was the USSR's first such aircraft to enter large-scale production. It was also licence-built in China as the Harbin H-5. Total production in the USSR was 6,316...
bombers that crossed the Turkish border by mistake during a bombing operation against Iraqi Kurdish insurgents. This engagement took place on 16 August 1962.
Thunderflash
The second YF-84F prototype was completed with wing-root air intakes. These were not adopted for the fighter due to loss of thrust. However, this arrangement permitted placement of cameras in the nose and the design was adopted for the RF-84F Thunderflash reconnaissance version. The first YRF-84F was completed in February 1952. The aircraft retained an armament of four machine guns and could carry up to fifteen cameras. Innovations included computerized controls which adjusted camera settings for light, speed, and altitude, a periscope to give the pilot better visualization of the target, and a voice recorder to let the pilot narrate his observations. Being largely identical to the F-84F, the Thunderflash suffered from the same production delays and engine problems, delaying operational service until March 1954. The aircraft was retired from active duty in 1957, only to be reactivated in 1961, and finally retired from the ANG in 1972.Several modified Thunderflashes were used in the FICON project
FICON project
The FICON program was conducted by the United States Air Force in the 1950s to test the feasibility of a Convair B-36 Peacemaker bomber carrying an Republic RF-84K Thunderflash parasite fighter in its bomb bay. Earlier wingtip coupling experiments including Tip Tow which were attempts at carrying...
.
Flying the Thunderstreak
The Thunderstreak suffered from the same poor takeoff performance as the straight-wing Thunderjets in spite of having a more powerful engine. In reality, almost 700 pounds-force (3.11 kN) or 10 percent of total thrust was lost because the J65 was installed at an angle and its exhaust had a prominent kink. On a hot day, 7,500 feet (2,285 m) of runway were required for takeoff roll. A typical takeoff speed was 160 knots (185 mph, 300 km/h). Like the Thunderjet, the Thunderstreak excelled at cruise and had predictable handling characteristics within its performance envelope. Like its predecessor, it also suffered from accelerated stall pitch-up and potential resulting separation of wings from the airplane. In addition, spins in the F-84F were practically unrecoverable and ejection was the only recourse below 10,000 feet (3,000 m).With the appearance of Republic's F-105 Thunderchief
F-105 Thunderchief
The Republic F-105 Thunderchief, was a supersonic fighter-bomber used by the United States Air Force. The Mach 2 capable F-105 conducted the majority of strike bombing missions during the early years of the Vietnam War; it has the dubious distinction of being the only US aircraft to have been...
, which also used wing-root mounted air intakes, the Thunderstreak became known as the Thud's Mother. The earlier F-84A had been nicknamed the "Hog" and the F-84F "Super Hog," the F-105 becoming the "Ultra Hog."
By the mid-1960s, the F-84F was replaced by the North American F-100 Super Sabre and the RF-84F by the RF-101 Voodoo in USAF units, being relegated to duty in the Air National Guard
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
. The last F-84F Thunderflash retired from the ANG in 1971. Three Hellenic Air Force
Hellenic Air Force
The Hellenic Air Force, abbreviated to HAF is the air force of Greece. The mission of the Hellenic Air Force is to guard and protect Greek airspace, provide air assistance and support to the Hellenic Army and the Hellenic Navy, as well as the provision of humanitarian aid in Greece and around the...
RF-84Fs that were retired in 1991 were the last operational F-84s.
Richard Bach
Richard Bach
Richard David Bach is an American writer. He is widely known as the author of the hugely popular 1970s best-sellers Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, and others. His books espouse his philosophy that our apparent physical limits and mortality are merely...
, who later wrote the bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull, written by Richard Bach, is a fable in novella form about a seagull learning about life and flight, and a homily about self-perfection...
, was an ANG F-84F pilot who was once activated for duty in Europe. His first book, Stranger to the Ground, described in detail what it was like to fly the Thunderstreak in the course of an operational flight at night from England to France in adverse weather.
Variants
F-84F Thunderstreak: swept wing
Swept wing
A swept wing is a wing planform favored for high subsonic jet speeds first investigated by Germany during the Second World War. Since the introduction of the MiG-15 and North American F-86 which demonstrated a decisive superiority over the slower first generation of straight-wing jet fighters...
version with Wright J65
Wright J65
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engine. Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia...
aircraft were equipped with Low-Altitude Bombing System (LABS
Toss bombing
Toss bombing is a method of bombing where the attacking aircraft pulls upwards when releasing its bomb load, giving the bomb additional time of flight by starting its ballistic path with an upward vector.The purpose of toss bombing is to compensate for the gravity drop of the...
) for delivering nuclear bombs. 2,711 built, 1,301 went to NATO under Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP)
Mutual Defense Assistance Act
The Mutual Defense Assistance Act was a United States Act of Congress signed by President Harry S. Truman on 6 October 1949. For US Foreign policy, it was the first U.S. military foreign aid legislation of the Cold War era, and initially to Europe...
.
GRF-84F: 25 RF-84Fs were converted to be carried, and launched from the bomb bay of a GRB-36F bomber as part of the FICON project
FICON project
The FICON program was conducted by the United States Air Force in the 1950s to test the feasibility of a Convair B-36 Peacemaker bomber carrying an Republic RF-84K Thunderflash parasite fighter in its bomb bay. Earlier wingtip coupling experiments including Tip Tow which were attempts at carrying...
. The aircraft were later redesignated RF-84K.
RF-84F Thunderflash: Reconnaissance version of the F-84F, 715 built.
XF-84H: Two F-84Fs were converted into experimental aircraft. Each was fitted with an Allison XT40-A-1 turboprop
Turboprop
A turboprop engine is a type of turbine engine which drives an aircraft propeller using a reduction gear.The gas turbine is designed specifically for this application, with almost all of its output being used to drive the propeller...
engine of 5,850 shaft horsepower (4,365 kW) driving a supersonic
Supersonic
Supersonic speed is a rate of travel of an object that exceeds the speed of sound . For objects traveling in dry air of a temperature of 20 °C this speed is approximately 343 m/s, 1,125 ft/s, 768 mph or 1,235 km/h. Speeds greater than five times the speed of sound are often...
propeller. Ground crews dubbed the XF-84H the Thunderscreech due to its extreme noise level.
YF-84J: Two F-84Fs were converted into YF-84J prototypes with enlarged nose intakes and a deepened fuselages for the General Electric J73
General Electric J73
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engine; the YF-84J reached Mach 1.09 in level flight on 7 April 1954. The project was cancelled due to the excessive cost of conversion of existing F-84Fs.
Operators
- Belgian Air ForceBelgian Air ForceThe Air Component, formerly the Belgian Air Force, is the air arm of the Belgian Armed Forces. Originally founded in 1909, it is one of the world's first air forces, and was a pioneer in aerial combat during the First World War...
(197 x F-84F, 34 x RF-84F operated from 1955)
- Republic of China Air ForceRepublic of China Air ForceThe Republic of China Air Force is the aviation branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces. The ROCAF's primary mission is the defense of the airspace over and around Taiwan...
- Royal Danish Air ForceRoyal Danish Air ForceThe Royal Danish Air Force is the air force of Denmark with the capability to undertake homeland defense and homeland security roles as well international operations.-History:...
- French Air ForceFrench Air ForceThe French Air Force , literally Army of the Air) is the air force of the French Armed Forces. It was formed in 1909 as the Service Aéronautique, a service arm of the French Army, then was made an independent military arm in 1933...
- LuftwaffeLuftwaffeLuftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
- Greek Air Force
- Imperial Iranian Air Force
- Italian Air ForceItalian Air ForceThe Italian Air Force has gone under different names in different periods:*Regia Aeronautica , from 1923 to June 1946*Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana, the air force of Italian Social Republic during World War II...
- Royal Netherlands Air ForceRoyal Netherlands Air ForceThe Royal Netherlands Air Force , Dutch Koninklijke Luchtmacht , is the military aviation branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. Its ancestor, the Luchtvaartafdeling of the Dutch Army was founded on 1 July 1913, with four pilots...
- Royal Norwegian Air ForceRoyal Norwegian Air ForceThe Royal Norwegian Air Force is the air force of Norway. It was established as a separate arm of the Norwegian armed forces on 10 November 1944. The RNoAF's peace force is approximately 1,430 employees . 600 personnel also serve their draft period in the RNoAF...
- Portuguese Air ForcePortuguese Air ForceThe Portuguese Air Force is the air force of Portugal. Formed on July 1, 1952, with the Aeronáutica Militar and Aviação Naval united in a single independent Air Force, it is one of the three branches of the Portuguese Armed Forces and its origins dates back to 1912, when the military aviation...
- Turkish Air ForceTurkish Air ForceThe Turkish Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. It ranks 3rd in NATO in terms of fleet size behind the USAF and Royal Air Force with a current inventory of 798 aircraft .-Initial stages:...
- United States Air ForceUnited States Air ForceThe United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
Survivors
Belgium- F-84F (s/n 52-7133) (s/n FU-6) in deep store at RAF Museum Cosford as '6771'
- F-84F (s/n 52-7169) (s/n FU-30) is on display at the Brussels Air Museum,
- F-84F (s/n 52-7192) (s/n FU-33) is on display at gate guard at Chievres, Belgium.
- F-84F (s/n 52-10519) (s/n FU-63) is used as a target at Pampa Range, Helchteren, Belgium. (marked as 'BA-56')
- F-84F (s/n 53-6677) (s/n FU-66) is on display at Kleine Brogel Airbase, Belgium.
- F-84F (s/n 53-6716) (s/n FU-74) is used a diving object at the flooded quarry of 'La Gombe' at Esneux, Belgium.
- F-84F (s/n 53-6536) (s/n FU-76) is preserved at L'Epopée de l'Industrie et de L'Aéronautique, 16 rue de l'Industrie, 80300 Albert (France) as '28946/11-RQ'
- F-84F (s/n 53-6587) (s/n FU-82) is on display next to the clubhouse of the dive club at the quarry "Carrière de Roche Fontaine" te Franchimont, Belgium. (fitted with tail of FU-28)
- F-84F (s/n 53-6597) (s/n FU-103) is on display at Florennes Airbase, Belgium as 'FU-66/YL-A'
- F-84F (s/n 53-6783) (s/n FU-144) is on display at Florennes Airbase, Belgium as 'FU52/UR-H'
- F-84F (s/n 53-6613) (s/n FU-145) is on display at Kleine Brogel Airbase, Belgium.
- F-84F (s/n 53-6806) (s/n FU-154) is on display on roundabout on road Dinant-Philippeville, near Florennes, Belgium.
- F-84F (s/n 53-6888) (s/n FU-177) is on display at Sanicole aeroclub.
- F-84F (s/n 52-6371) (s/n FU-181) is used as a target at Pampe Range, Helchteren, Belgium. (marked as 'BA-02'
- F-84F (s/n 52-6403) (s/n FU-183) is used as a target at Pampa Range, Helchteren, Belgium. (marked as 'BA-06'
- F-84F (s/n 52-6369) (s/n FU-188) is stored at Kleine Brogel Airbase, Belgium
- F-84F (s/n 52-6584) (s/n FU-197) is on display at Keiheuvel Airfield, Balen, Belgium.
- RF-84F (s/n 51-1922) (s/n FR-27) is on display at Spa Airfield, Belgium.
- RF-84F (s/n 51-1945) (s/n FR-28) is on display at Royal Army Museum, Brussels, Belgium.
- RF-84F (s/n 51-11279) (s/n FR-29) is used as a gateguard at Florennes Airbase, Belgium.
- RF-84F (s/n 53-7646) (s/n FR-32) is on display at Beauvechain Airbase, Belgium
Denmark
- RF-84F is on display at Dansk Veteranfly Samling, Stauning.
France
- F-84F (s/n 52-7170) (s/n FU-21 Belgian Air Force) preserved at Musée Européen de l'Aviation de Chasse, Montélimar-Ancône (F) (bare metal)
- F-84F (s/n 53-6539) (s/n FU-97 Belgian) stored at Savigny-lès-Beaune, France
- F-84F (s/n 53-6760) (s/n FU-125 Belgian Air Force) preserved at 'Ailes Anciennes' at Toulouse/Blagnac, France (tail of FU-106)
- RF-84F (s/n 51-1886) (s/n FR-21 Belgian Air Force) is on display at museum in Savigny-lès-Beaune, France.
- RF-84F (s/n 51-17015) (s/n FR-30 Belgian Air Force) is stored at Paris-Le Bourget Dugny. (storage facility of Le Bourget Museum)
Germany
- F-84F (s/n 51-1645) (Luftwaffe as DE+106, DE+364, DD+367) is on display as DB+232 at Lechfeld Kaserne, Germany.
- F-84F (s/n 51-1702) (Luftwaffe as DE+254, DE+374, DE+110, DD+371, DD+380) is on display at Hermeskeil Museum, Germany.
- F-84F (s/n 51-1733) (Luftwaffe as DE+255, DE+378, DE+126, DD+374) is on display as DJ+134 at Frankfurt, Germany.
- F-84F (s/n 52-6639) (Luftwaffe as DD+233, DD+371, DD+106, DD+306) is on display as DD+113 at Messtetten, Germany.
- F-84F (s/n 52-6714) (Luftwaffe as DE+239, DE+372, DE+126) is on display at Gatow Museum, Berlin, Germany.
- F-84F (s/n 52-6737) (Luftwaffe as DD+244, DD+344) is on display as DD+244 at Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany.
- F-84F (s/n 52-6746) (Luftwaffe as DD+239, DD+339) is on display as DD+313 at Gatow Museum, Berlin, Germany.
- F-84F (s/n 53-6899) (s/n FU-160 Belgian Air Force) 'preserved' (in very bad condition) at the Schwäbischer Bauern und Technik Museum te Seifertshofen (D)
Greece
- F-84F (s/n 53-7216) (ex-Luftwaffe as DB+344) of the Hellenic Air Force is on display at the Athens War Museum.
- RF-84F (s/n 52-7468) of the Hellenic Air Force is on display at HeraklionHeraklionHeraklion, or Heraclion is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete, Greece. It is the 4th largest city in Greece....
air base.
Italy
- F-84F is on display at the National Museum of Science and Technology in MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
.
The Netherlands
- F-84F (s/n 53-6612) is on display in the "Militair Luchtvaart Museum" in Soesterberg, marked P-226 (Royal Dutch Air Force)
- F-84F (s/n 52-7115) (s/n FU-10) preserved Baarlo (Kessel storage) as 'FU-10'
- RF-84F (s/n 53-7644) (s/n FR-31 Belgian Air Force) is on displayed on pole before building 85 at Schaarsbergen, marked as 'P-7' (Royal Dutch Air Force)(has wooden tail !)
Norway
- RF-84F (s/n 51-17055) is on display at the Air Force Training Center Kjevik, KristiansandKristiansand-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...
. - RF-84F (s/n 51-17053) is on display at the Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft CollectionNorwegian Armed Forces Aircraft CollectionNorwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection is a military aviation museum located in Gardermoen, near Oslo, Norway. The museum was established in 1967, with a Heinkel He 111 and a Northrop N-3PB as one of the first objects. However, the museum was not opened for the public until 1984...
, GardermoenGardermoenGardermoen may refer to:* Gardermoen, Norway* Oslo Airport, Gardermoen* Gardermoen Air Station* Gardermoen Line* Gardermoen Station...
.
Poland
- F-84F (s/n 52-7157) (s/n FU-36) is preserved at Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego, Kraków-Rakowice
Russia
- F-84F (s/n 52-7175) (s/n FU-29) is on display at the Vadim Zadorozhniy's Technical Museum, Moscow region, Arkhangelskoye EstateArkhangelskoye EstateArkhangelskoye is a historical estate located around 20 kilometers to the west from Moscow. In 1703–1810 Arkhangelskoye belonged to Galitzine, and from 1810–1917, to the Yusupov family. In 1917 the Yusupovs' property was nationalized by the Bolsheviks...
(will be repainted as 'FU26' (with tail of FU123, but traces of no fewer than five different aircraft were found, FU-26, 116, 146, 186 and 194))
United Kingdom
- F-84F (s/n 52-6541) is on display at the North East Aircraft MuseumNorth East Aircraft MuseumThe North East Aircraft Museum is a volunteer-run aviation museum situated on the site of the former RAF Usworth/Sunderland Airport, between Washington and Sunderland, England. The museum has the largest aviation collection between Yorkshire and Scotland and houses over 30 aircraft and a wide...
, Sunderland.
United States
- F-84F (s/n 52-6526) is on display at the National Museum of the United States Air ForceNational Museum of the United States Air ForceThe National Museum of the United States Air Force is the official museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base northeast of Dayton, Ohio. The NMUSAF is the world's largest and oldest military aviation museum with more than 360 aircraft and missiles on display...
in Dayton, OhioDayton, OhioDayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
. - F-84F (s/n 51-9495) is on display at the Air Force Armament MuseumAir Force Armament MuseumThe Air Force Armament Museum, adjacent to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the only facility in the U.S. dedicated to the display of Air Force armament...
near Eglin Air Force BaseEglin Air Force BaseEglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 3 miles southwest of Valparaiso, Florida in Okaloosa County....
, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... - F-84F (s/n 51-9522) is on display at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, McMinnville, OregonMcMinnville, OregonMcMinnville is the county seat and largest city of Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. According to Oregon Geographic Names, it was named by its founder, William T. Newby , an early immigrant on the Oregon Trail, for his hometown of McMinnville, Tennessee...
- F-84F is on display in a park in Indian Springs, NevadaIndian Springs, NevadaIndian Springs is an unincorporated town in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 1,302 at the 2000 census.-History:Indian Springs is named for the artesian spring that provides the area with water...
; tail number 1776, painted in Thunderbird colors. - F-84F is on display at the Sacramento Aerospace Museum, Sacramento, CaliforniaSacramento, CaliforniaSacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
- F-84F (s/n 51-1714) is on display at the Strategic Air and Space MuseumStrategic Air and Space MuseumThe Strategic Air and Space Museum is a museum focusing on United States Air Force military aircraft and nuclear missiles located near Ashland, Nebraska, along Interstate 80 southwest of Omaha, Nebraska. The objective of the museum is to preserve and display historic aircraft, missile, and space...
, Ashland, NebraskaAshland, NebraskaAshland is a city in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,262 at the 2000 census.- History :Ashland is located at the site of a low-water limestone ledge along the bottom of Salt Creek, an otherwise mud-bottomed stream that was a formidable obstacle for wagon trains on the...
. - F-84F is on display at the local Municipal Airport of David City, NebraskaDavid City, NebraskaDavid City is a city in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,597 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Butler County.-Geography:David City is located at ....
. - F-84F is on display in Cheyenne, WyomingCheyenne, WyomingCheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...
- F-84F is on display at the Fairfield Municipal Airport (Iowa)Fairfield Municipal Airport (Iowa)Fairfield Municipal Airport is a public airport located three miles northwest of the central business district of Fairfield, a city in Jefferson County, Iowa, United States...
. - F-84F is on display at Wilson Park in Granite City (Illinois).
- F-84F is on display at Mitchell Fields VFW, in Athens, GeorgiaAthens, GeorgiaAthens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
- F-84F (s/n 51-1653) is on display at Marion Military InstituteMarion Military InstituteMarion Military Institute, often abbreviated with the initialism MMI, is the official state military college of Alabama. Founded in Marion in 1842, it continues at its original location.-History:...
in Marion, AlabamaMarion, AlabamaMarion is the county seat of Perry County, Alabama. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 3,511. First called Muckle Ridge, the city was renamed after a hero of the American Revolution, Francis Marion.-Geography:... - F-84F is on display at Abraham Lincoln Capital AirportAbraham Lincoln Capital Airport-Airport services:The airport has a Subway, a gift shop and an automated teller machine. TV and a lounge are also provided at the airport.-External links:* , official site* , official site* from USGS The National Map**...
in Springfield, Illinois - F-84F is on display at Camp Lincoln in Springfield. Illinois
- RF-84K (s/n 52-7266) at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space MuseumWings Over the Rockies Air and Space MuseumThe Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum is located on the former grounds of Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado. The museum, which opened in 1994, is housed in the Hangar #1 built in 1939. The museum preserves the history of Lowry AFB's operations from 1938 to 1994 in its...
, Denver, ColoradoDenver, ColoradoThe City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
. in the Restorations Department. - F-84F (s/n 51-9433) at Castle Air Museum in Atwater, California
- F-84F is on display at Dobbins ARB in Marietta, GeorgiaMarietta, GeorgiaMarietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...
- F-84F (s/n 51-1639) is on display at 3DW Springfield Downtown AirportDowntown Airport (Missouri)Downtown Airport is a privately-owned, public-use airport located in the city of Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, United States.- Facilities and aircraft :...
in Springfield, Missouri. - F-84F (s/n 52-9089) is on display at the Kansas Aviation MuseumKansas Aviation MuseumKansas Aviation Museum is located in Riverside Township, Sedgwick County, near Wichita, Kansas at 3350 George Washington Blvd. It is known for exhibiting aircraft made by the Boeing Company, which has a large presence in Wichita...
in Wichita, Kansas - F-84F (s/n 52-6782 was painted as s/n 52-6779 of the U.S.A.F. Thunderbirds) is on display at Luke AFB in Glendale, ArizonaGlendale, ArizonaGlendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, located about nine miles northwest from Downtown Phoenix. According to 2010 Census Bureau, the population of the city is 226,721....
- RF-84F is on display at the ROTC building at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OklahomaStillwater, OklahomaStillwater is a city in north-central Oklahoma at the intersection of U.S. 177 and State Highway 51. It is the county seat of Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 45,688. Stillwater is the principal city of the Stillwater Micropolitan Statistical...
- F-84F (s/n 51-9444) is on display at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, IowaCedar Rapids, IowaCedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and east of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city...
- F-84F, in Thunderbird colors, tail number 26456, is on display at VFW Post #6791 in West Chicago, IllinoisWest Chicago, IllinoisWest Chicago is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 23,469 at the 2000 census. It was formerly named Turner Junction after its founder, John B. Turner, president of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad in 1855...
Turkey
- F-84F (s/n 52-8941) is on display at Istanbul, Turkey.
- F-84F (s/n 53-6867) (ex-Luftwaffe as DF+366) is on display at Merzifon, Amasya, Turkey.
- F-84F (s/n 53-7007) (ex-Luftwaffe as DC+369) is on display at Diyarbakir, Turkey.
- F-84F (s/n 53-7026) (ex-Luftwaffe as DC+330) is on display at Konya, Turkey.
- F-84F (s/n 53-7040) (ex-Luftwaffe as DB+381) is on display at Bandirma, Balikesir, Turkey.
- F-84F (s/n 53-7123) (ex-Luftwaffe as DB+127) is on display at Eskisehir, Turkey.
- F-84F (s/n 53-7142) (ex-Luftwaffe as DB+340) is on display at Eskisehir, Turkey.
- F-84F (s/n 53-7186) (ex-Luftwaffe as DB+323) is on display at Etimesgut, Ankara, Turkey.
- F-84F (s/n 53-7196) (ex-Luftwaffe as DF+349) is on display at Gaziemir, Izmir, Turkey.
- F-84F (s/n 53-7214) (ex-Luftwaffe as DB+169) is on display at Balikesir, Turkey.
- RF-84F (s/n 51-1901) is on display at Etimesgut, Ankara, Turkey.
- RF-84F (s/n 51-1924) is on display at Istanbul, Turkey.
- RF-84F (s/n 52-8733) is on display at Eskisehir, Turkey.
Specifications (F-84F)
Accidents and incidents
- In 1955 Bud DayBud DayGeorge Everette "Bud" Day is a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel and Command Pilot who served during the Vietnam War, to include five years and seven months as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam. He is often cited as being the most decorated U.S. service member since General Douglas MacArthur, having...
survived a "no chute" ejection from an F-84 in Britain following an engine fire. - On 29 August 1961, a French Air Force F-84F clipped the cable of an aerial tramwayAerial tramwayAn aerial tramway , cable car , ropeway or aerial tram is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion...
at Mont BlancMont BlancMont Blanc or Monte Bianco , meaning "White Mountain", is the highest mountain in the Alps, Western Europe and the European Union. It rises above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence...
, killing six people and leaving 81 more stranded. The pilot was on a reconnaissance mission and was unaware of the accident until after he had landed. - On 14 September 19611961 F-84 Thunderstreak incidentThe 1961 F-84 Thunderstreak incident, occurring on 14 September 1961, was an incident during the Cold War, in which two Republic F-84F Thunderstreak fighter-bombers of the JaBoG 32 of the West German Luftwaffe crossed into East German airspace because of a navigational error, before landing at...
, two West GermanWest GermanyWest Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
F-84F of the LuftwaffeLuftwaffeLuftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
crossed into East German airspaceAirspaceAirspace means the portion of the atmosphere controlled by a country above its territory, including its territorial waters or, more generally, any specific three-dimensional portion of the atmosphere....
due to a navigational error, eventually landing at Berlin Tegel Airport, evading a large number of SovietSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
fighter aircraft. The event came at a historically difficult time during the Cold War, one month after the construction of the Berlin WallBerlin WallThe Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...
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