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    Airframe Family: Republic F-84
    Latest Model:YF-84A
    Last Military Serial:45-59494 USAF
    Compressed ID:Republic YF-84A sn 45-59494 USAF
    Latest Owner or Location:Discovery Park of America, Union City, Tennessee

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    Dates

    Event

    1947

    Constructed as a YP-84A.

    15 April 1947

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 45-59494.

    April 1947

    Transferred to 611th AAF Base Unit (Air Proving Command) Eglin AAFB, FL.

    18 September 1947

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 45-59494.
    Aircraft remained with the 611th ABU.

    December 1947

    Transferred to 605th AF Base Unit (APGC) Eglin AAFB, FL.

    June 1948

    Redesignated as YF-84A.

    July 1948

    Transferred to 320th Proof Test Squadron (APGC) Eglin AFB.

    October 1948

    Transferred to 3345th Technical Training Wing (Air Training Command) Chanute AFB, IL.

    July 1949

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Air Force.
    To ground instructional airframe and dropped from inventory.

    1969

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    1969

    Markings Applied: 488656
    Marked as a Thunderbird F-84D.

    1969

    Loaned to Chanute AFB, Rantoul, IL.

    1969

    Placed on display.
    Displayed in air park.

    September 1993

    Loaned to Chanute Air Museum, Chanute AFB (formerly), Rantoul, IL.
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    19 September 1995


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    3 August 2005


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    6 April 2012


    Photographer: John Meneely
    Notes: Chanute Air Museum, Rantoul, IL, USA

    20 April 2013


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    September 2015

    Loaned to Discovery Park of America, Union City, TN.
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    Chanute Air Museum
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     Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger
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