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    Airframe Family: Republic F-84
    Latest Model:F-84F Thunderstreak
    Last Military Serial:FU-6 FABe
    Compressed ID:Republic F-84F sn FU-6 FABe
    Latest Owner or Location:Bentwaters Cold War Museum, Bentwaters Park, Rendlesham, Suffolk, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-84F.

    26 April 1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 52-7133.

    17 August 1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Force Arienne Belge with s/n FU-6 and operated with these markings: YL-A.

    13 May 1957

    IRAN at Flight Refuelling.

    17 August 1958

    Transferred to 1 SQN, 2 Wing.
    Operated with markings: 3R-A

    24 September 1959

    Minor inspection.

    5 October 1959

    Category C Crash.
    Accident in flight.

    16 November 1960

    IRAN and TACAN at Flight Refuelling.

    27 March 1963

    Transferred to 2 Wing.

    15 May 1966

    Category C Crash.
    While decending to Solenzara, Corsica.

    20 February 1967

    Involved in an incident.
    Cat 0 at Solenzara, Corsica.

    16 February 1968

    Involved in an incident.
    Cat 0 east of Betrix, Belgium.

    19 September 1968

    IRAN at Fairey.

    17 April 1969

    Transferred to 2 Wing.

    17 December 1970

    Assigned to Kksijde for storage.
    Flown to Kksijde for long term storage.

    1972

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Force Arienne Belge.

    22 February 1972

    Used at Beuavechain as decoy.

    1 August 1973

    Transported by ground.
    Moved to Southend Histortic Aircraft Museum via Melsbroek.

    From November 1973 to May 1983

    To Historic Aircraft Museum, Southend.

    14 November 1973

    Officially handed over to the Southend Historic Aircraft Museum.

    14 May 1974


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Thunderstreak ex USAF 51-7133 which Belgian Air Force flew into Southend for the Historic Aircraft Museum, now defunct, in November 1973.

    8 September 1976


    Photographer: eLaReF
    Notes: At Historic Aircraft Museum at Southend

    1983

    To RAF Museum, Cosford.

    October 1983

    To Medway Royal Aeronautical Society, Rochester Airport, Kent.

    Restored.
    Markings Applied: 6771
    In USAF Thunderbirds colours.

    March 1990

    To Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford, Cosford, Shropshire, England.
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    25 September 2019

    To Bentwaters Cold War Museum, Bentwaters Park, Rendlesham, Suffolk, England.
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