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    Airframe Family: Republic F-105
    Latest Model:F-105G Thunderchief
    Last Military Serial:62-4432 USAF
    Construction Number:F021
    Latest Owner or Location:Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, McMinnville, Oregon

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-105F-1-RE by Republic at Farmindale, New York, USA.

    31 January 1964

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 62-4432.

    20 February 1964

    To 36th TFW, Bitburg AB, FRG.
    One of the first 2 F-105Fs delivered to the 36th TFW.

    26 January 1966

    Transferred to 23rd TFW, McConnell AFB, KS.

    January 1968

    To Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAMA), McClellan AFB, CA.
    Modified to Combat Martin configuration.

    16 February 1968

    Transferred to 355th TFW, Takhli RTAFB, Thailand.

    By 1 November 1968

    Transferred to 354th TFS, 355th TFW, Takhli RTAFB, Thailand.
    Operated with markings: RM

    14 September 1969

    Transferred to 18th TFW, Kadena AB, Okinawa.

    3 November 1970

    Transferred to 23rd TFW, McConnell AFB, KS.

    1 March 1972

    Transferred to 561st TFS, 23rd TFW, McConnell AFB, KS.
    Operated with markings: MD

    18 April 1972

    Converted to a F-105G.
    Converted from Combat Martin F-105F to F-105G Wild Weasel.

    4 May 1972

    Transferred to 66th FWS, 57th FWW, Nellis AFB, NV.
    Operated with markings: WA

    22 October 1975

    Transferred to 35th TFW, George AFB, CA.
    Operated with markings: GA

    Circa 1978

    Markings Applied: WW
    Tailcode changed from GA (George AFB) to WW (Wild Weasel).

    15 September 1981

    Transferred to 128th TFS, 116th TFG, Georgia ANG, Dobbins AFB, GA.

    From 1 December 1982 to 22 December 2006

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number FK093.

    By January 1999

    To Celebrity Row, Davis-Monthan AFB (North Side), Tucson, AZ.
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    To Pinal Air Park, Pinal Air Park, Marana, AZ.
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    To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    Loaned to Evergreen Aviation Space Museum, McMinnville, OR.

    April 2008

    Placed on display with Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, McMinnville, OR.
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    23 June 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 photo at Evergreen Air and Space Museum

    4 October 2019


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at McMinnville, OR, U.S.A.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     309th AMARG 4th Edition (British Aviation Research Group ISBN 978-0-906339-08-4) by Martyn Swann
    F-105 Thunderchiefs: A 29-Year Illustrated Operational History by W. Howard Plunkett
    Tail Code: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings by Patrick Martin
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    MASDC II, AMARC, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, 1982-1987 by Fryer and Swann
    National Museum of the United States Air Force
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Mike Henniger
    Max Sabin
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