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    Airframe Family: Republic F-105
    Latest Model:F-105G Thunderchief
    Last Military Serial:62-4427 USAF
    Construction Number:F016
    Compressed ID:Republic F-105G sn 62-4427 USAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, Arizona

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-105F-1-RE by Republic at Farmindale, New York, USA.

    9 January 1964

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 62-4427.

    By 13 March 1964

    To 4485th Test Wing, Eglin AFB, FL.

    By 2 October 1964

    Transferred to 4th TFW, Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC.

    23 October 1964

    Transferred to 4485th Test Wing, Eglin AFB, FL.

    23 February 1965

    Transferred to 4th TFW, Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC.

    18 November 1966

    Transferred to 4525th FWW, Nellis AFB, NV.

    From 31 January 1968 to 1 February 1968

    Base of operations changed.
    Deployed to Osan AB, South Korea, in response to the USS Pueblo incident.

    15 October 1969

    Transferred to 57th FWW, Nellis AFB, NV.

    9 June 1970

    Converted to a F-105G.

    4 November 1970

    Transferred to 23rd TFW, McConnell AFB, KS.

    28 December 1970

    Transferred to 57th FWW, Nellis AFB, NV.

    6 April 1972

    Transferred to 561st TFS, 23rd TFW, McConnell AFB, KS.
    Operated with markings: MD, Damn Okie

    From 13 April 1972 to 26 August 1972

    Base of operations changed.
    Deployed to Korat RTAFB, Thailand, for combat operations under Constant Guard I.

    30 June 1973

    Transferred to 35th TFW, George AFB, CA.
    Operated with markings: WW

    October 1976

    Deployed to MacDill AFB, FL.

    22 October 1978


    Photographer: Phillip Dawe
    Notes: 62-4427/GA - F105G Thunderchief - US Air Force / 35TFW - George AFB

    Circa 1978

    Markings Applied: WW
    Tailcode change from GA (George AFB) to WW (Wild Weasel).

    14 July 1980

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number FK0016.

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    21 June 1984

    Loaned to Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, AZ.

    21 June 1984

    Placed on display with Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, AZ.
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    March 1990


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Pima Air Museum, AZ

    By 1991

    Markings Applied: WW, AF 62 427

    11 August 1991


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    11 August 1991


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    16 October 2000


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, AZ.

    9 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    19 October 2017


    Photographer: Johnny Comstedt
    Notes: In Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, AZ, USA 19. October 2017.
    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
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     National Museum of the United States Air Force
    Pima Air and Space Museum
    The AMARC Experience
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Johnny Comstedt
    Mike Henniger
    Max Sabin
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