F-84F Thunderstreak Walk Around

F-84F Thunderstreak Walk Around - Color Series

The success of the F-86 Sabre prompted Republic to design its own swept-wing aircraft and the prototype of the Thunderstreak - designated the YF-96A - took to the skies in 1950. The F-84F could reach a top speed of 695 mph, and in March of 1955, the Thunderstreak set a transcontinental speed record by flying from Los Angeles to New York in just 3 hours and 33 minutes. On the basis of the F-84F design, a photo-reconnaissance version, known as the RF-84F Thunderflash, was also developed and placed into production in 1952. Program delays plagued the development of the F-84F, and active duty phaseout began almost as soon as it entered service in 1954. By 1958 the F-84F was relegated to the Air National Guard.

The F-84F Thunderstreak did serve as NATO's front-line fighter-bomber during the 1950s, and France successfully sent F-84Fs into battle against Egypt during the 1956 Suez Canal Crisis. The F-84F remained in service with several European air forces for decades, with Greece only retiring its last Thunderstreak in 1984.

Συγγραφέας: Ken Neubeck

Έκδοση:   Squadron / Signal Publications (2008)

ISBN: 978-0-89747-588-4

Περιγραφή: Σελ. 80, μαλακό εξώφυλλο, 210 X 279 mm, περίπου 250 α/μ & έγχρωμες φωτό, 12 έγχρωμες πλάγιες όψεις (περιλαμβάνεται και πλάγια όψη F-84F της Ελληνικής Αεροπορίας), 2 ολοσέλιδα α/μ σχέδια επιμέρους τμημάτων του α/φους, ολοσέλιδο α/μ σχέδιο 3-όψεων, τεχνικά χαρακτηριστικά.

Κατάσταση: ΕΞΑΙΡΕΤΙΚΗ.

Βάρος κατά την αποστολή: 400 gr.