Republic F-105 Thunderchief
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Republic F-105 Thunderchief var en amerikansk supersonisk et-motoret jagerbomber, der blev anvendt af United States Air Force. Flyet blev produeret fra 1955 til 1964 og kunne flyve med to gange lydens hastighed.
Flyet varetog hovedparten af bombemissionerne under de tidlige amerikanske faser af Vietnamkrigen, hvor flyet fløj mere end 20.000 flyvninger. Flyet led imidlertid uforholdsmæssigt store tab mod bl.a. de langt mere simple sovjetiske første generationsjagere MiG-15 og MiG-17, og flyet blev derfor som det eneste amerekanske kampfly nogensinde taget ud af frontlinjetjeneste grundet for høje tabstal.[1]
Tilsvarende fly
- Blackburn Buccaneer
- Nanchang Q-5
- Sukhoj Su-7
- Sukhoj Su-17
Referencer
- ^ Davies 2010, p. 6.
Litteratur
- Davies, Peter E. F-105 Thunderchief Units of the Vietnam War (Osprey Combat Aircraft #84). Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing Limited, 2010. ISBN 978-1-84603-492-3.
- Davis, Larry. "F-105 in Southeast Asia". Wings of Fame, Volume 18, 2000. London: Aerospace Publishing. pp. 16–37. ISBN 1-86184-061-6. ISSN 1361-2034.
- Davis, Larry. "Warplane Classic: Republic F-105 Thunderchief". International Air Power Review, Volume 6, Autumn/Fall 2002, pp. 120–155. Norwalk, Connecticut, USA: AIRtime Publishing. ISBN 1-880588-46-3. ISSN 1473-9917.
- Davis, Larry and David Menard. Republic F-105 Thunderchief (Warbird Tech Series, Vol. 18). North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press, 1998. ISBN 1-58007-011-6.
Eksterne henvisninger
- USAF Museum F-105D Factsheet and USAF Museum F-105F/G Factsheet on nationalmuseum.af.mil
- Republic F-105 Thunderchief på Greg Goebel's AIR VECTORS
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Republic F-105D-30-RE (SN 62-4234) in flight with full bomb load 060901-F-1234S-013.jpg
Republic F-105D-30-RE Thunderchief (SN 62-4234) in flight with a full bomb load of M117 750 lb bombs. Normally drop tanks were carried on the inboard wing pylons. This aircraft was shot down on 24 December 1968 over Laos while being assigned to the Wing Headquarters, 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, Takhli RTAFB. Major Charles R. "Dick" Brownlee was the pilot of the lead aircraft (s/n 62-4234, call sign "Panda 01") in a flight of four. The flight was conducting an afternoon strike mission against Route 911, between the Ban Karai Pass and the city of Ban Phaphilang, Khammouane Province, Laos. At 15:47h the aircraft attacked a truck moving along Route 911. 62-4234 was hit by anti-aircraft fire and caught fire. Major Brownlee's aircraft exploded at roughly the same time he ejected from his aircraft. The next day a rescue attempt of heavily injured or dead Brownlee failed, but a member of the rescue team, CMS Charles D. King, was captured, too. Both men are listed as missing in action. The location was on the northern edge of a large valley and just east of Route 911, approximately 16 km southwest of Ban Thapachon (location 170600N 1055600E).
Republic F-105D-30-RE Thunderchief (SN 62-4234) in flight with a full bomb load of M117 750 lb bombs. Normally drop tanks were carried on the inboard wing pylons. This aircraft was shot down on 24 December 1968 over Laos while being assigned to the Wing Headquarters, 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, Takhli RTAFB. Major Charles R. "Dick" Brownlee was the pilot of the lead aircraft (s/n 62-4234, call sign "Panda 01") in a flight of four. The flight was conducting an afternoon strike mission against Route 911, between the Ban Karai Pass and the city of Ban Phaphilang, Khammouane Province, Laos. At 15:47h the aircraft attacked a truck moving along Route 911. 62-4234 was hit by anti-aircraft fire and caught fire. Major Brownlee's aircraft exploded at roughly the same time he ejected from his aircraft. The next day a rescue attempt of heavily injured or dead Brownlee failed, but a member of the rescue team, CMS Charles D. King, was captured, too. Both men are listed as missing in action. The location was on the northern edge of a large valley and just east of Route 911, approximately 16 km southwest of Ban Thapachon (location 170600N 1055600E).