Vendeur: loveourprices2 ✉️ (96.531) 97.7%, Lieu où se trouve: East Hanover, NJ, US, Lieu de livraison: FR, Numéro de l'objet: 375473878538 F-105 Thunderchief MiG Killers of the Vietnam War (Combat Aircraft) NEUF. Despite its 'F-for-fighter' designation, the F-105 was designed and purchased to give the USAF an aircraft capable of the delivery of nuclear weapons at very high speed, long range and below-the-radar altitudes. However, when the Vietnam War began it also emerged as USAF's best available tactical bomber for a 'limited conventional' war as well. Extensively targeted by MiG-17s and MiG-21s the F-105 pilots developed innovative tactics that allowed them to compete in air-to-air duels with their smaller, more manoeuvrable enemies. Illustrated throughout with extensive photographs detailing weapon loads, internal features and action shots of actual engagements, this volume examines the conduct of the Rolling Thunder strike missions and the tactics used for attack and defence by the attack, escort fighter and radar monitoring elements within strike formations.- Condition: Neuf
- EAN: 9781782008040
- UPC: 9781782008040
- ISBN: 9781782008040
- Format: Paperback, 96 pages
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FAQs
Of the 833 F-105s, 395 were lost during the Vietnam War. 334 were shot down, mostly by antiaircraft guns or missiles, and 17 by enemy fighters. Another 61 were lost due to accidents. The 40% combat loss is indicative of the extreme danger of the missions these airplanes were engaged in.
Who shot down the first MiG in Vietnam? ›
26 April 1966: Major Paul J. Gilmore, aircraft commander, and First Lieutenant William T. Smith, pilot, flying McDonnell F-4C-23-MC Phantom II 64-0752, shot down the first Vietnam People's Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 of the Vietnam War.
Did the F-105 Thunderchief have flares? ›
This means the F-105 has to go right for base, putting it right into the cross hairs of enemy fighters. It loses a dogfight to almost anything, and an IR missile is almost always a death sentence due to the inability to turn away and the lack of flares.
What plane replaced the F-105? ›
The F-105 was gradually replaced by the F-4 Phantom, and the USAF withdrew the last F-105D from service in July 1980. The aircraft on display is painted and marked as it appeared while serving in the 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, based at Takhli Royal Thai Air Base in Thailand.
Why was the F-105 so bad? ›
The F-105 had been designed for a short nuclear campaign, leading to shortcomings that became evident in a lengthy conventional war, such as a poor hydraulics layout and fuel tanks that were not self-sealing. Subsequent upgrades improved the reliability and weapons capacity of the existing F-105Ds.
Are there any F105s still flying? ›
By 1970, the Air Force had withdrawn the F-105D from combat, though the Wild Weasels soldiered on until the end of the war. Ninety-six F-105s remain relatively intact in museums, on display at various Air Force bases or awaiting destruction at the Davis-Monthan boneyard in Arizona. Not a one is flyable.
Did pilots like the F-105? ›
It was a very stable platform, and the faster it flew the better it got. It operated well from sea level to 15,000ft, and in military power the jet would run faster than any other aircraft at low level — it just didn't turn much. It also had a great gun and was a very stable bomber that could take hits and come home.”
Was the F-105 a good plane? ›
A pack of F-105 Thunderchiefs (and a B-66 destroyer) bomb North Vietnam. In the first five years of the Vietnam War, the F-105 conducted 75 percent of Air Force bombing missions over North Vietnam. They were incredibly dangerous, yet Thud pilots were expected to complete 100 of them during their combat tours.
Did the F-105 have a gun? ›
The F-105 was commonly known as the “Thud” by its crews. As a follow-on to the Mach 1 capable North American F-100 Super Sabre, the F-105 was also armed with missiles and a rotary cannon; however, its design was tailored to high-speed low-altitude penetration carrying a single nuclear weapon internally.
What plane replaced the Warthog? ›
This June, the Air Force announced Moody will replace its A-10s with two squadrons of F-35A Lightning II fighters starting in fiscal 2029, pending environmental impact assessments.
F/A-XX is a development and acquisition program for a future sixth-generation air superiority fighter to replace the United States Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and complement the F-35C beginning in the 2030s.
How many F-105 pilots died in Vietnam? ›
Forty F-105 “Thud” fighter pilots were killed in action while flying combat missions to North Vietnam from May 1966 to December 1972.
Why were so many F-105s shot down? ›
A lack of reliability and in-flight systems failures plagued its early career. But it admirably took on one of the toughest air combat assignments in history—bombing targets and suppressing surface-to-air missiles in Vietnam. Of the 833 F-105s produced, 334 were lost in combat along with over 150 aircrew.
What unit of the army lost the most soldiers in Vietnam? ›
As a branch of the US forces, however, the Marine Corps lost the highest percentage of its own men (5.0%) which in turn accounted for 25.5% of all casualties.
Why did the US lose so many aircraft in Vietnam? ›
Some of the issues were technological, while others were bureaucratic and even political. The truth is, America lost aircraft and pilots over Vietnam not because of a single incorrect conclusion (“dogfights are over”), but rather because of a litany of errors that were – largely – made with the best of intentions.
