The National Interest

F-105 Thunderchief: This Warplane Flew 2,000 Missions During the Vietnam War

I’ve got my rock band’s name picked out; now, I just need the band. My as-yet-unformed band will be named for what, in my opinion, is the most satisfyingly designated aircraft in the US Air Force’s ...
SlashGear

How The F-105 Thunderchief Became An Icon Of The Skies

After WWII, people at the Pentagon thought seriously about fighting and winning a nuclear war. Neither nuclear submarines nor ICBMs had yet been invented, so the primary way of delivering the ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN

Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Republic F-105 Thunderchief

On this day in aviation history, 70 years ago (October 22, 1955), the Republic F-105 Thunderchief made its first flight. The ...
Smithsonian Magazine

F-105 Walkaround

Restoration Specialist John Shatz describes how squadron maintenance crews in the Vietnam War came to love a beast like the F-105 Thunderchief. Twice a day, almost every day, the aircraft had to be ...
The National Interest

F-105 Thunderchief Fighter-Bomber: The ‘F-35’ of the Vietnam War

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The F-35 pilot in the JSF-on-F-16 test reported a similar dynamic. “Insufficient pitch rate,” the F-35 flier complained about his stealthy fighter-bomber. In a ...