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Airframe Family:	Republic F-84
Latest Model:	RF-84K-17-RE Thunderjet
Last Military Serial:	52-7259 USAF
Construction Number:	215
Latest Owner or Location:	National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio

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Dates		Event
		Constructed as a F-84F-20-RE by Republic at Farmingdale, New York, USA.
Circa 1952		Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 52-7259.
		Converted to a RF-84K-17-RE by Republic at Farmingdale, New York, USA.
From 1955 to 1957		Transferred to 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (71st SRW), Larson AFB, WA.
		Was probably used operationally for a short time for deep penetration reconaissance flights into the USSR in the mid 50s. Started and recovered from Convair GRB-36D bomber over the Arctic (Yankee Air Force).
1957		Transferred to 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Bergstrom AFB, TX.
		Transferred to 171st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Michigan ANG, Selfridge AFB, MI.
		To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH. View the Location Dossier
By 1985		To Yankee Air Museum, Detroit Willow Run Airport (YIP) (East Side), Ypsilanti, MI. View the Location Dossier
		Markings Applied: Ypsi Gypsy, FS-259
August 1999		Photographer: Tom Tessier Notes: At Yankee Air Museum, Willow Run Airport, MI
By 2004		To National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, OH. View the Location Dossier
4 December 2006		Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
6 May 2008		Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
8 June 2019

		This airframe dossier is based on unreviewed imported data. If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.

Credits
Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

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U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden

Internet Sources
Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
Forgotten Jets by Nathan Decker
National Museum of the United States Air Force
United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

Individual Contributors
Glenn Chatfield
Mike Henniger

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