LS Plastic Model Military Aircrafts Collection

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Academy F-84E/G Thunderjet

The Republic Aviation Company F-84 Thunderjet was an American-built turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Air Force proposal for a daytime fighter, the F-84 flew in 1946. Although it entered service in 1947, the Thunderjet was plagued by so many structural and engine problems that a 1948 Air Force review declared it unable to execute any aspect of its intended mission and considered cancelling the program.

The aircraft was not considered fully operational until the 1949 F-84D model and the design matured only with the definitive F-84G introduced in 1951. In 1954, the straight-wing Thunderjet was joined by the swept-wing F-84F Thunderstreak fighter and RF-84F Thunderflash photo reconnaissance aircraft.

Other F-84 Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-84_Thunderjet
http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=112

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