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Constructed as a F-105F-1-RE by Republic at Farmindale, New York, USA. |
16 January 1964 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 62-4425. |
18 January 1964 |
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To 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC. |
13 March 1964 |
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Transferred to 4485th Test Wing, Eglin AFB, FL. |
16 April 1964 |
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Transferred to 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC. |
12 May 1964 |
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Transferred to 4485th Test Wing, Eglin AFB, FL. |
1 December 1964 |
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Transferred to 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC. |
22 April 1965 |
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Transferred to 4485th Test Wing, Eglin AFB, FL. |
11 June 1965 |
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Transferred to 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC. |
27 August 1965 |
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Contracted to Republic Aviation Corp for work on the airframe.
Returned to Republic for work. |
5 October 1965 |
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Transferred to 4520th Combat Crew Training Wing, Nellis AFB, NV. |
1 October 1966 |
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Transferred to Sacramento Air Material Area, McClellan AFB, CA. |
17 October 1966 |
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Transferred to 4525th Fighter Weapons Wing, Nellis AFB, NV. |
By April 1967 |
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Base of operations changed.
Deployed to Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, for combat operations. |
31 January 1968 |
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Transferred to Osan AB, Korea. |
21 July 1968 |
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Transferred to Kadena AB, Japan. |
26 July 1968 |
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Transferred to Osan AB, Korea. |
28 July 1968 |
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Transferred to Kwanju AB, South Korea. |
31 August 1968 |
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Transferred to Kadena AB, Japan. |
2 November 1968 |
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Transferred to 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, the Pacific Air Force, Kadena AB, Japan. |
From 3 February 1969 to 8 February 1970 |
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Transferred to Kwanju AB, South Korea. |
9 February 1970 |
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Converted to a F-105G. |
20 October 1970 |
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Transferred to Sacramento Air Material Area, McClellan AFB, CA. |
27 May 1971 |
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Transferred to 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, Corat RTAB, Thailand. |
29 December 1972 |
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Flew on the final Wild Weasel mission of Operation Linebacker II. The crew for this mission was Capt. Jimmy Boyd (pilot) and Capt. Kim Pepperell (EWO). |
8 September 1973 |
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Transferred to 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, George AFB, CA. |
22 June 1978 |
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Transferred to MacDill AFB, FL. |
11 July 1978 |
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Transferred to Nellis AFB, NV. |
21 July 1978 |
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Transferred to George AFB, CA. |
From 9 August 1978 to 6 September 1978 |
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Deployed to Karup AFB, Denmark, under CORONET SPARROW. |
September 1979 |
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Transferred to 128th TFS, 116th TFW, Georgia ANG, Dobbins AFB, GA. |
By October 1980 |
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Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Photographed at Dobbins AFB. |
Circa 1981 |
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Involved in an incident.
The aircraft was severely damaged during a night landing at Dobbins AFB, GA. The aircraft impacted the runway almost vertically. They landed at over 200 knots. The afterburner petals were crushed, the ventral fin shoved into the aircraft and engine, the fuel dump torn off and the nose gear almost destoryed when the plane slammed down onto the runway. During repairs, the GA ANG swapped the damaged aft section with the good one from F-105G 63-8345 which had been WFU due to wing cracks. |
January 1983 |
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Assigned to Dobbins AFB, GA for storage.
Placed in an inactive status at Dobbins AFB (stored). |
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To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
 View the Location Dossier |
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Loaned to American Legion Post 325, Blissfield, MI. |
By June 1987 |
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Placed on display with American Legion Post 325-Robert Meachen Post, Blissfield, MI.
View the Location Dossier |
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Markings Applied: US AF 24425 |
2008 |
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Photographer: Andy West
Notes: Photograph taken in the evening, after leaving the 2008 Thunder Over Michigan airshow at Ypsilanti. |
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F-105G 63-8345 is displayed as this jet. It helps that the tail of 8345 was used to make this aircraft flyable after its crash landing at Dobbins in 1981.
For more information about this other airframe see this Airframe Dossier  |
