What plane was the thud?
F-105D
Is F-105 A good plane?
“It was a great airplane,” said one Thud pilot. “Not much of a fighter, but it was so much faster than everything else.” The 105 could go so fast down low that the canopy would start to soften or become opaque from the heat. But speed was its salvation, particularly when challenged by MiG-17s.
What is the top speed of the F-105 Thunderchief?
1,386 mph
Are there any F-105 still flying?
The last F-105D was withdrawn from USAF service on July 12, 1980. Almost seventy-five percent of all bombing missions flown in Vietnam were flown by F-105’s. First flown in 1955, the F-105 was developed as an all-weather strike fighter-bomber; it was one of the only fighters with an internal bomb bay.
What engine was in the F-105?
Turbojet
What was the nickname for the F-105?
Thud
How many f4 Phantoms were lost in Vietnam?
By war’s end, the U.S. Air Force had lost a total of 528 F-4 and RF-4C Phantoms. When combined with U.S. Navy and Marine Corps losses of 233 Phantoms, 761 F-4/RF-4 Phantoms were lost in the Vietnam War.
How many Cobra helicopters were shot down in Vietnam?
A sobering statistic: Out of 1,419 Loaches built, 842 were destroyed in Vietnam, most shot down and many others succumbing to crashes resulting from low-level flying. In contrast, of the nearly 1,100 Cobras delivered to the Army, 300 were lost.
What planes were used during Vietnam War?
10 Best Fighter Jets of the Vietnam War
- Douglas A-4 Skyhawk.
- LTV A-7 Corsair II.
- McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.
- Republic F-105 Thunderchief.
- Vought F-8 Crusader.
- Northrop F-5 Tiger II.
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15.
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17.
Was the A 10 used in Vietnam?
The A-10 was designed for close support in low intensity conflicts during the Vietnam War, yet it came to be seen as a dedicated anti-armor platform by the early 1970s. As A-10’s entered service in the USAF around 1977, and as vulnerability of the A-10 was questioned it was slowly withdrawn in favor of the F-16.
How old are Vietnam vets now?
Ages range from 97 to 55 years old (born between 1918 and 1960). Median age is 68 years. An overwhelming majority of Vietnam Veterans are male (6.2M) while in the civilian populaƟon females (47.7M) outnumber males by 20.5M.