F-84 Thunderjet In Action
(soft cover)
Product Code: SS1224

By Davis.
Entering service in 1947, Republic Aviation's F-84 was the
primary strike aircraft of the US Air Force during the Korean
War. Thunderjets flew 86,408 missions during the conflict and
took out 60 percent of the ground targets eliminated by American
forces. In addition, 8 Soviet-built MiG fighters met their end
thanks to F 84 pilots. Besides service in Asia, the Strategic Air
Command Maintained Thunderjets from 1950 through 1957 and they
also were the first aircraft adopted by the Thunderbirds
demonstration team. The F-84 saw extensive service in the colors
of other nations; more than half of the 7,524 F-84s were exported
to NATO and many served other US allies. Thunderjets were the
1st production fighter to utilize in-flight refueling and, fitted
with the Mk 7 nuclear bomb, they became the 1st nuclear capable
fighter jets. F-84F Thunderstreaks and RF-84F Thunder flash
reconnaissance aircraft served well into the 1970s with both USAF
Guard and NATO squadrons. After the Korean War, the F 84 took
part in the Suez Crisis and the Berlin Crisis and stood alert
during the first 2 decades of the Cold War.
Illustrated with 165 photographs plus color profiles and detailed
line drawings; 72 pages.