Republic F-84 Thunderjet

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jet fighter-bomber military aircraft single-seat fighter

The Republic F-84 Thunderjet is an American turbojet-powered fighter-bomber developed in the late 1940s that saw extensive service during the Korean War.

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Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form Occurrences
F-84 Thunderjet 1
F-84B 1
F-84C 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf jet fighter-bomber ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
single-seat fighter ⓘ
armament bombs ⓘ
nuclear bomb (later variants) ⓘ
rockets ⓘ
six 0.50-inch M3 Browning machine guns ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crew 1 ⓘ
developedFrom Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
surface form: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (design lineage)
engineType turbojet ⓘ
enteredService late 1940s ⓘ
firstFlight 1946-02-28 ⓘ
introduced 1947 ⓘ
manufacturer Republic Aviation ⓘ
maxSpeed approximately 620 mph ⓘ
natoReportingName Republic F-84 Thunderjet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Thunderjet
notableFeature one of the first USAF jet fighter-bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons ⓘ
notableUse long-range bomber escort in early jet era ⓘ
tactical ground attack missions in Korea ⓘ
numberBuilt over 4,000 ⓘ
powerplant Allison J35 turbojet ⓘ
primaryUser United States Air Force ⓘ
productionPeriod late 1940s to early 1950s ⓘ
range approximately 1,000 miles ⓘ
relatedType Republic F-84 Thunderjet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Republic F-84F Thunderstreak

Republic F-84 Thunderjet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Republic RF-84F Thunderflash
retiredFromUSAF 1960 ⓘ
role escort fighter ⓘ
fighter-bomber ⓘ
ground-attack aircraft ⓘ
serviceCeiling approximately 40,000 ft ⓘ
usedBy Belgian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Danish Air Force ⓘ
surface form: Danish Air Force

French Air Force ⓘ
Hellenic Air Force ⓘ
surface form: Greek Air Force

Aeronautica Militare ⓘ
surface form: Italian Air Force

Portuguese Air Force ⓘ
Republic of China Air Force ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Netherlands Air Force ⓘ
Turkish Air Force ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
usedInConflict Korean War ⓘ
variant Republic F-84 Thunderjet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: F-84B

Republic F-84 Thunderjet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: F-84C

Republic F-84 Thunderjet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: F-84D

Republic F-84 Thunderjet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: F-84E

Republic F-84 Thunderjet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: F-84G
wingConfiguration straight wing ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum → hasAircraftOnDisplay → Republic F-84 Thunderjet ⓘ
Republic F-84 Thunderjet → natoReportingName → Republic F-84 Thunderjet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thunderjet
Yugoslav Air Force → notableImportedAircraft → Republic F-84 Thunderjet ⓘ
this entity surface form: F-84 Thunderjet
Republic F-84 Thunderjet → relatedType → Republic F-84 Thunderjet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
Republic F-84 Thunderjet → relatedType → Republic F-84 Thunderjet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Republic RF-84F Thunderflash
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt → successor → Republic F-84 Thunderjet ⓘ
this entity surface form: Republic P-84 Thunderjet
Republic F-84 Thunderjet → variant → Republic F-84 Thunderjet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: F-84B
Republic F-84 Thunderjet → variant → Republic F-84 Thunderjet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: F-84C
Republic F-84 Thunderjet → variant → Republic F-84 Thunderjet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: F-84D
Republic F-84 Thunderjet → variant → Republic F-84 Thunderjet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: F-84E
Republic F-84 Thunderjet → variant → Republic F-84 Thunderjet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: F-84G