Restoration Project: A Korean War-Era Republic F-84G Thunderjet (2024)

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Republic F-84G Thunderjet

The initial production version, the P-84B (F-84B), was delivered to the USAAF in 1947, but was soon nicknamed a “Mechanic's Nightmare” and an update program was begun.

On 11 September 1944, the USAAF released General Operational Requirements for a day fighter with a top speed of 600 mph (520 kn; 970 km/h), a combat radius of 850 mi (740 nmi; 1,370 km), and armament of either eight . 50 in (12.7 mm) or six .

The Korean War served as the arena for history's first air-to-air combat by jet-propelled aircraft. U.S. Air Force pilots did not start scoring heavily against Russian-made MiG-15 jets until the swept-wing F-86A Sabre arrived in Korea in late 1950.

By far the most famous American plane of the Korean War was the F-86 Sabre. Shortly after the MiG-15 arrived in Korea, the U.S. Air Force countered the move by deploying their own swept-wing air superiority fighter. The F-86 horizontal tail was constructed as a single piece (known as a "slab").

The F-84F was one of several early production jets to incorporate the swept wing design, along with the F-84 and F-9. The swept wings allowed for greater aerodynamics, especially as aircraft reached transonic (near the speed of sound) and supersonic (faster than the speed of sound) speeds.

The F-84F was retired from active service with the USAF in 1964, and replaced by the North American F-100 Super Sabre. The RF-84F was replaced by the RF-101 Voodoo in USAF units, and relegated to duty in the Air National Guard. The last RF-84F Thunderflash retired from the ANG in 1971.

Engine. The F-104 was designed to use the General Electric J79 turbojet engine, fed by side-mounted intakes with fixed inlet cones optimized for performance at Mach 1.7 (increased to Mach 2 for later F-104s equipped with more powerful J79-GE-19 engines).

It is primarily used for air-to-air and air-to-ground combat, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare. It entered service with the United States Air Force in 2005, replacing the aging F-15 Eagle. With a top speed of over Mach 2 and a range of 1,600 miles, the F-22 Raptor is a formidable force to be reckoned with.

"The MiG-15 was good, but hardly the superfighter that should strike terror in the heart of the West ... There was no question that the F-86 was the better fighter." Soviet leader Josef Stalin feared that if a Soviet MiG-15 pilot was captured, it would prove the USSR's direct involvement in the war.

How many U.S. pilots died in the Korean War? ›

The US suffered 4,055 service personnel killed and 2,714 aircraft lost with the USAF suffering 1,841 battle casualties, of which 1,180 were killed in action.

Through our searchable Korean War Veterans Memorial Honor Roll database, you can find names, photographs, and a printable certificate for American servicemen and women that died during the conflict. Fill out any known information in the fields below and click the red "search" button at the bottom of the page.

Many had to approach the deck nearly sideways and straighten out at the last minute in order to maintain visibility. Moreover, the Corsair had a tendency to stall one wing before the other during landing. As a result of all this, Navy pilots nicknamed the Corsair the “hog,” “hosenose” and “bent-wing widow maker.”

In addition, Marine Captain Jesse Folmar flew a most unusual mission in the skies over Korea, becoming the first piston-engine pilot to down a MiG-15 jet in air-to-air combat.

The North American F-100 Super Sabre was the supersonic successor to the F-86 Sabre and flown by the U.S. Air Force from 1954 to 1971, primarily during the Vietnam War. The F-100 Super Sabre was originally built as an air superiority fighter aircraft, but only model 'A' was a fighter.

Boeing 747: Jumbo Jet, Whale, The Valiant, Upstairs and Downstairs, Lump, Humpback, Queen of the Skies (used for many aircraft but probably mostly the 747), the Aluminum Overcast.

The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. An array of avionics and electronics systems gives the F-15E the capability to fight at low altitude, day or night and in all weather. The aircraft uses two crew members, a pilot and a weapon systems officer.

The YF-22 was given the unofficial name "Lightning II" after Lockheed's World War II-era fighter, the P-38 Lightning, which persisted until the mid-1990s when the USAF officially named the aircraft "Raptor".

F-15: The F-15 Eagle is a big fighter with enormous wings giving it a very large surface space. It is because of the 608 square feet of surface space that it is referred to as the “flying tennis court”. The F-15E version is also referred to as the “Mudhen” because of its dark gray paint scheme and air-to-ground role.