Thunderjet series
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The Thunderjet series is a family of early American jet fighter-bombers developed by Republic Aviation that saw extensive service during the early Cold War and the Korean War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft family
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jet fighter-bomber series ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
fighter
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fighter-bomber ⓘ ground-attack aircraft ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War aircraft of the United States
ⓘ
Korean War aircraft ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designFeature | straight wings ⓘ |
| developedBy | Republic Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredServiceYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| era | early jet age ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ NATO countries NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major US tactical jet in early Cold War
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one of the first operational American jet fighter-bombers ⓘ |
| introducedTechnologies | early in-flight refueling capability (on later variants) ⓘ |
| manufacturerPlant | Farmingdale, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Republic F-84 Thunderjet
NERFINISHED
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Republic F-84G Thunderjet NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic RF-84 Thunderflash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | turbojet ⓘ |
| sawExtensiveService | true ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | retired ⓘ |
| successor |
Republic F-105 Thunderchief
NERFINISHED
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Republic F-84F Thunderstreak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Air National Guard units of the United States
ⓘ
Asian air forces ⓘ Middle Eastern air forces ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ various European air forces ⓘ |
| usedFor | nuclear strike training (on some variants) ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | early Cold War ⓘ |
| usedInRole |
close air support
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fighter-bomber operations in Korea ⓘ interdiction missions ⓘ |
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