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Constructed as a F-105D-31-RE by Republic at Farmindale, New York, USA. |
April 1963 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 62-4383. |
April 1963 |
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To 8th TFW, Itazuke AB, Japan. |
13 May 1964 |
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Transferred to 41st Air Division, Yokota AB, Japan.
Transferred under Project Clearwater. |
By April 1965 |
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Transferred to 6441st TFW, Yokota AB, Japan. |
19 November 1966 |
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Transferred to 23rd TFW, McConnell AFB, KS. |
9 March 1967 |
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Damaged.
Damaged in a crash landing at McConnell AFB. |
6 April 1967 |
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Repair completed. |
From 4 August 1967 to 29 September 1967 |
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Deployed to George AFB, CA, for air-to-air gunnery training. Flew for Classes 68AR and 68BR during this time period. |
From 12 March 1968 to 28 March 1968 |
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Deployed to George AFB, CA, for air-to-air gunnery training for RTU Class 68HR. |
From 14 May 1968 to 29 May 1968 |
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Deployed to George AFB, CA, for air-to-air gunnery training for RTU Class 68JR. |
By 1 March 1972 |
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Transferred to 561st TFS, 23rd TFW, McConnell AFB, KS.
Operated with markings: MD |
27 July 1972 |
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Transferred to 57th FWW, Nellis AFB, NV. |
30 May 1973 |
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Transferred to 465th TFS, 507th TFG, AFRES, Tinker AFB, OK.
Operated with markings: SH, AFRES |
12 October 1975 |
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Photographer: Peter B Lewis / San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Notes: At NAS Lemoore |
18 August 1976 |
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Involved in an incident.
Suffered an in-flight fire when turbine exit guide vane came loose on burner light. The fire burned through the aft section, cutting the hydraulic lines for speed brakes, severed the bleed actuation lines for eye-lid actuators. The pilot jettisoned the external fuel tanks and barely managed to bring the aircraft safely back down to Earth. Was repaired and returned to service, but not before having to borrow the tail section of a DC ANG F-105 that was destined for static display. Due to the severity of the accident, the jet was nicknamed Fire Bug. |
By May 1977 |
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Markings Applied: Fire Bug |
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. |
9 November 1980 |
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Transferred to 466th TFS, 508th TFG, AFRES, Hill AFB, UT.
Operated with markings: HI, AFRES |
January 1984 |
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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 March Field Air Museum, March Arb, CA. |
January 1984 |
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Placed on display with March Field Air Museum, March ARB, Riverside, CA.
View the Location Dossier |
March 1990 |
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Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At March Field Museum, CA. when museum was still on base. |
May 1990 |
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Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At March Field Museum, CA. when museum was still on base. |
Circa 1994 |
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Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At March Field Air Museum, CA. |
Circa 1996 |
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Photographer: Ken Videan
Notes: At March AFB. |
29 March 2009 |
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Photographer: Todd Royer
Notes: March Field Air Museum |
27 May 2013 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: At March AFB Museum, California |
