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1961 |
Constructed as a F-105D-10-RE by Republic at Farmindale, New York, USA. |
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8 May 1961 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 60-0455. |
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24 May 1961 |
Transferred to Mobile Air Materiel Area (MOAMA), Brookley AFB, AL. |
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9 June 1961 |
Transferred to 22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 36th Tactical Fighter Wing, Bitburg AB, Germany. |
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From 21 June 1961 to 30 August 1961 |
Deployed to Wheelus AB, Libya. |
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6 April 1963 |
Transferred to MOAMA, Brookley AFB, AL. |
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1 August 1963 |
Transferred to 22nd TFS, 36th TFW, Bitburg AB, Germany. |
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From 8 November 1964 to 11 December 1964 |
Deployed to Wheelus AB, Libya. |
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From 15 March 1965 to 6 April 1965 |
Deployed to Wheelus AB, Libya. |
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15 February 1966 |
Transferred to 8th TFS, 49th TFW, Spangdahlem AB, West Germany. |
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From 17 March 1966 to 24 March 1966 |
Deployed to Wheelus AB, Libya. |
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From 9 July 1966 to 10 August 1966 |
Deployed to Wheelus AB, Libya. |
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6 December 1966 |
Transferred to 23rd TFW, McConnell AFB, KS. |
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From 25 May 1967 to 15 June 1967 |
Deployed with 563rd TFS, 23rd TFW to George AFB, CA for air-to-air gunnery training. |
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From 29 September 1967 to 12 October 1967 |
Deployed with 562nd TFS, 23rd TFW to George AFB, CA for air-to-air gunnery training. |
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From 1 December 1967 to 21 December 1967 |
Deployed with 560th TFS, 23rd TFW to George AFB, CA for air-to-air gunnery training. |
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From 12 March 1968 to 27 March 1968 |
Deployed with 562nd TFS, 23rd TFW to George AFB, CA for air-to-air gunnery training. |
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From 14 May 1968 to 28 May 1968 |
Deployed with 560th TFS, 23rd TFW to George AFB, CA for air-to-air gunnery training. |
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18 October 1968 |
Transferred to 357th TFS, 355th TFW, Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. |
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19 October 1970 |
Transferred to Sacramento Air Materiel Area, McClellan AFB, CA. |
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4 March 1971 |
Transferred to 563rd TFS, 23rd TFW, McConnell AFB, KS. |
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1 June 1971 |
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1 August 1972 |
Transferred to 457th TFS, 506th Tactical Fighter Group (AFRES), Carswell AFB, TX. |
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1 April 1973 |
Transferred to 506th CMT Squadron (AFRES), Carswell AFB, TX. |
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1 December 1974 |
Transferred to 506th CLM Squadron (AFRES), Carswell AFB, TX. |
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23 January 1976 |
Transferred to 457th TFS (AFRES), Carswell AFB, TX. |
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12 October 1978 |
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From 12 May 1979 to 23 May 1979 |
Deployed with 457th TFS under Coronet Palomino to Gioia Del Colle, Italy. |
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25 August 1981 |
Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number FK0058. |
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To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH. |
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22 July 1986 |
Donation documents signed to release aircraft for display at Jackson, MS. |
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28 November 1986 |
Loaned to American Legion Post 1, Jackson, MS. |
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From Circa December 1986 to March 1987 |
Restored. |
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19 March 1987 |
Placed on display. |
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By December 2010 |
Loaned to City of Dixon, Dixon, IL. |
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By December 2010 |
To Veterans Memorial Park, Dixon, IL. |
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25 December 2010 |
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12 April 2011 |
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12 April 2011 |
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8 September 2021 |
Credits Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier... Print Sources F-105 Thunderchiefs: A 29-Year Illustrated Operational History by W. Howard Plunkett Tail Code: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings by Patrick Martin Internet Sources Forgotten Jets by Nathan Decker National Museum of the United States Air Force The AMARC Experience Individual Contributors Glenn Chatfield Mike Henniger |
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