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The F-105 Thunderchief was primarily designed for tactical nuclear
operations. For this reason, it was on nuclear Victor alert in
Europe and the Far East. When the air war against North Vietnam was
initiated on March 2, 1965, the USAF needed an aircraft with a
load-carrying ability, and the only aircraft that could do that job
was the Thunderchief. In the second book of what will be a defining
trilogy of Thunderchief history, the wartime operations of this
iconic aircraft are detailed, alongside investigations of the
extensive modification programs that allowed the F-105 to get the
job done. This book not only gives in-depth accounts of various
historical F-105 events, with inputs from the pilots involved, but
is also lavishly illustrated with over 150 images, many of which
have never been published before.
The F-105 Thunderchief was primarily designed for tactical nuclear
operations. For this reason, it was on nuclear Victor alert in
Europe (Bitburg and Spangdahlem Air Bases in Germany) and the Far
East (Kadena on Okinawa and Osan in the Republic of Korea). After
President John F. Kennedy took office in January 1961, his
Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, shifted the USAF's focus
more and more to conventional warfare including, through
modifications, the mission of the F-105. When the air war against
North Vietnam was initiated in earnest on March 2, 1965, the USAF
needed an aircraft with a load-carrying ability, and the only
aircraft that could do that job was the Thunderchief. This book not
only gives in-depth accounts of various historical F-105 events,
with inputs from the pilots involved, but is also lavishly
illustrated with over 150 images, many of which have never been
published before.
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