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Constructed as a F-105D-10-RE by Republic at Farmindale, New York, USA. |
31 March 1961 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 60-0445. |
From 5 April 1961 to 13 May 1961 |
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To MOAMA, Brookley AFB, AL.
Depot work. |
13 May 1961 |
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To 22nd TFS, 36th TFW, Bitburg AB, West Germany. |
13 May 1961 |
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Piloted by 1st Lt. Gary Retterbush, this was the first F-105 to land on European soil. |
From 6 June 1963 to 8 June 1963 |
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To MOAMA, Brookley AFB, AL.
Depot work. Operation Look Alike, Phase II. |
28 April 1966 |
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Transferred to 4th TFW, Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC. |
From 29 April 1966 to 22 July 1966 |
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To MOAMA, Brookley AFB, AL.
Deport work. |
6 September 1966 |
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Transferred to 67th TFW, 18th TFW, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan.
Operated with markings: ZZ |
29 April 1967 |
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Transferred to 34th TFS, 388th TFW, Korat RTAFB, Thailand.
Operated with markings: JJ |
June 1967 |
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Transferred to 44th TFS, 388th TFW, Korat RTAFB, Thailand.
Operated with markings: JE, Entropy Machine |
From 2 August 1967 to 24 August 1967 |
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Damaged.
Damaged on combat mission over North Vietnam. Repaired by end date. |
14 October 1967 |
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Flown on Rolling Thunder mission to target NW of Dien Bien Phu, North Vietnam. Pilot for this mission was Capt. Robert M. Elliot. |
9 December 1967 |
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One of three F-105s on Rolling Thunder mission to target NW of Dien Bien Phu, North Vietnam. Pilot for this mission was Capt. Robert M. Elliot. |
14 April 1968 |
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Transferred to 355th TFW, Takhli RTAFB, Thailand. |
5 August 1968 |
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To Air Asia, Tainan, Taiwan.
Contract Depot work. |
From 8 December 1969 to 8 December 1969 |
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Damaged.
Suffered minor damage on combat mission over North Vietnam. Repaired by end date. |
January 1970 |
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Transferred to 333rd TFS, 355th TFW, Takhli RTAFB, Thailand.
Operated with markings: RK, Skipper Ship / Spartan |
28 October 1970 |
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Transferred to 18th TFW, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan. |
19 March 1971 |
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Transferred to 23rd TFW, McConnell AFB, KS. |
From 30 March 1971 to July 1971 |
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Assigned to McConnell AFB, KS for storage. |
26 July 1971 |
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Transferred to 121st TFS, 113th TFG, Washington D. C. ANG, Andrews AFB, MD. |
30 November 1974 |
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Transferred to 121st TFS, 113th TFW, Washington D. C. ANG, Andrews AFB, MD. |
3 June 1981 |
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Permanently withdrawn from use.
Aircraft was grounded due to the discovery of wing cracks. |
5 August 1981 |
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Engine and vertical fin removed from aircraft by 113th TFW personnel. |
24 September 1981 |
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Aft section of aircraft removed, placed on aft section dolly and transported to the Paul E. Garber facility in Suitland, MD. |
30 September 1981 |
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Aircraft placed on a lowboy trailer. |
1 October 1981 |
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Wings removed from the aircraft and transferred to the NASMs Garber Facility by flatbed trailer. |
1 October 1981 |
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Fuselage transported to the NASMs Garber facility for indoor storage. |
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To Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Reston, VA.
Reassembled and placed on display.
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16 September 2011 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols |
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