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Constructed as a F-105D-31-RE by Republic at Farmindale, New York, USA. |
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15 July 1963 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 62-4346. |
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24 July 1963 |
To 8th TFW, Itazuke AB, Japan. |
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13 May 1964 |
Transferred to 41st Air Division, Yokota AB, Japan. |
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1 April 1965 |
Transferred to 6441st TFW, Yokota AB, Japan. |
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From 16 March 1966 to 31 May 1966 |
Stood nuclear weapon alert at Osan AB, South Korea. |
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2 November 1966 |
Transferred to 41st Air Division, Yokota AB, Japan. |
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9 April 1967 |
Transferred to 12th TFS, 18th TFW, Kadena AB, Okinawa. |
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29 January 1968 |
Was one of the first F-105s deployed to Osan AB, South Korea, in response to the USS Pueblo incident. |
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9 September 1968 |
Transferred to 469th TFS, 388th TFW, Korat RTAFB, Thailand. |
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2 February 1969 |
Damaged. |
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8 February 1969 |
Flown on strike mission in the Steel Tiger region of Laos. |
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15 February 1969 |
Flown on strike mission in the Steel Tiger region of Laos. |
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3 March 1969 |
Flown on strike mission in the Steel Tiger region of Laos. |
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By April 1969 |
Transferred to 34th TFS, 388th TFW, Korat RTAFB, Thailand. |
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21 June 1969 |
Transferred to 18th TFW, Kadena AB, Okinawa. |
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From July 1969 to October 1970 |
Base of operations changed. |
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12 April 1972 |
Transferred to 937th MALGP, AFRES, Tinker AFB, OK. |
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20 May 1972 |
Transferred to 465th TFS, 507th TFG, AFRES, Tinker AFB, OK. |
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From 10 June 1978 to 23 June 1978 |
Deployed to RAF Sculthorpe, England, under Coronet Oriole. |
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By October 1980 |
Transferred to 466th TFS, 508th TFG, AFRES, Hill AFB, UT. |
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From 15 August 1981 to 29 August 1981 |
Deployed to Skrydstrup, Denmark, under Coronet Rudder. |
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4 June 1983 |
Last flight. |
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5 June 1983 |
Redesignated as GF-105D. |
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5 June 1983 |
Based at Security Police Training Area (south), Kelly Field (formerly Kelly AFB), San Antonio, TX. |
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To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH. |
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Loaned to Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas, TX. |
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By March 2011 |
Placed on display with Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas Love Field, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX. |
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7 March 2011 |
Credits Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier... Print Sources F-105 Thunderchiefs: A 29-Year Illustrated Operational History by W. Howard Plunkett U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden Internet Sources National Museum of the United States Air Force Individual Contributors Mike Henniger Max Sabin |
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