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Constructed as a F-105D-31-RE by Republic at Farmindale, New York, USA. |
25 April 1963 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 62-4301. |
26 April 1963 |
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Transferred to 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Itazuke AB, Japan. |
13 May 1964 |
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Transferred to 41st Air Division, Yokota AB, Japan. |
30 April 1965 |
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Transferred to 6441st Tactical Fighter Wing, Yokota AB, Japan. |
From 31 January 1966 to 2 May 1966 |
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Base of operations changed.
Takhli RTAFB, Thailand. |
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On an unknown date during a mission over North Vietnam, this F-105 scored a ground kill against an Ilyushin Il-28 Beagle bomber. The kill was never given official credit by the USAF. |
15 November 1966 |
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Transferred to 41st Air Division, Yokota AB, Japan.
6441st TFW redesignated as 41st AD. |
18 January 1968 |
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Transferred to 347th TFW, Yokota AB, Japan.
41st AD redesignated as 347th TFW. |
9 April 1968 |
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Transferred to 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa. |
18 August 1972 |
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Transferred to 466th TFS, 507th TFG, AFRES, Tinker AFB, OK.
Operated with markings: SH |
From 10 June 1978 to 23 June 1978 |
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Deployed to RAF Sculthorpe, England, under CORONET ORIOLE. |
From 12 May 1979 to 24 May 1979 |
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Deployed to Gioia Del Colle, Italy, under CORONET PALOMINO. |
30 July 1980 |
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Transferred to 465th TFS, 508th TFG, AFRES, Hill AFB, UT.
Operated with markings: HI |
From 15 August 1981 to 29 August 1981 |
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Deployed to Skrydstrup AB, Denmark, under CORONET RUDDER. |
By September 1983 |
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Markings Applied: My Karma
Name in blue on both fuselage sides forward of the cockpit. Red star on fuselage right side inscribed with IL-28. |
30 September 1983 |
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Photographer: Dan Stijovich
Notes: My Karma sitting in the static display area at the 1983 Norton AFB Open House |
16 January 1984 |
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Ferry flight.
Flown to the museum at McClellan. |
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To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
 View the Location Dossier |
16 January 1984 |
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Placed on display with Aerospace Museum of California, McClellan AFB (formerly), Sacramento, CA.
View the Location Dossier |
4 October 1989 |
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Photographer: Mike Powney
Notes: 1989 photo at McClellan Air Force Base, Sacramento, California |
11 September 2010 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger |
31 August 2014 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the Aerospace Museum of California, Sacramento, CA. |
31 August 2014 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the Aerospace Museum of California, Sacramento, CA. |
30 May 2015 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the Aerospace Museum of California in Sacramento, CA. |
18 July 2015 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the California Aviation Museum on the grounds of the former McClellan AFB near Sacramento, CA. |
30 September 2019 |
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Photographer: John Bennett
Notes: Taken at McClellan, CA, U.S.A. |
