"F-105 “Thud” mechanic recalls Vietnam days" Topic
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11 Apr 2020 5:13 p.m. PST by Editor in Chief Bill
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Tango01 | 11 Apr 2020 3:28 p.m. PST |
"An F-105 Thunderchief avionics technician remembers what is was like to work on the jet and live in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. I'll be writing from memory after 48 years and it grows dimmer with the passage of time and the aging process. But during this revisit to my time in the USAF, I am left to wonder what is it about an aircraft that causes pilots, ground crews, and support staff to build a "brand loyalty?" I spent all of 1968 at Takhli RTAFB, Thailand with the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing. In my opinion and many others, the F105 Thud was the aircraft of choice. I served as an avionics technician ( instrument repairman), so I'll just scattershot some of what I recall about the F-105 and some of the information about serving during the time of the Tet offensive in 1968…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
Thresher01 | 12 Apr 2020 9:48 p.m. PST |
Not surprising, given such an excellent design, and such a well-build aircraft. |
Tango01 | 13 Apr 2020 12:11 p.m. PST |
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Pyrate Captain | 04 Jun 2020 2:05 p.m. PST |
I'm a Thud pilot, and I love my plane. It is my body, I am it's brain. My Thunder Chief loves me, and I love her too, But I get the creeps, with only one seat and one engine too. She's faster than lightening it says on her dials. To get a Thud airborne takes only two miles. She's packed with transistors, black boxes, diodes, But stay alert, 'Cause you might get hurt when she explodes. |
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