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Republic F-105 Thunderchief

(Yellow Series 2018)

By Jarosław Dobrzyński

Mushroom Models Publishing

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MMP Books

Author:  Jarosław Dobrzyński
Illustrator:  Marcelo Ribeiro
ISBN:  978-83-65281-79-1
Release date:  2018-03-25
Series:  Yellow
Cat. No.  6138
Category  New
Format  A4, 184 pages (184 in colour)

This is an illustrated technical history of the Republic F-105 Thunderchief supersonic fighter-bomber used by the United States Air Force.

The F-105 conducted the majority of the strike bombing missions during the early years of the Vietnam War.

The chapters covered in the book are:

Chapter 1 - The birth of the F-105

Chapter 2 - The first production variant - F-105B

Chapter 3 - The ultimate versions - F-105D and F-105F

Chapter 4 - Wild Weasels and other special versions

Chapter 5 - Operational Service

Chapter 6 -F-105 in combat over Vietnam

Chapter 7 - Technical description

Fuselage
Wing
Flight control system
Hydraulic system
Powerplant
Fuel system
Cockpit
Avionics, Communication, Identification, and Navigation systems
Fire control system
NASARR R-14A radar
Sight
Armament
Conventional ordanance

Chapter 8 - F-105 paint schemes and markings

Appendices

Bibliograhy

This book details the history of the development and service, as well as the technical description with special focus on avionics of this this famous Cold War era fighter bomber, whose primary role was to be nuclear weapons delivery, but instead saw widespread service as a conventional bomber and interdictor during the Vietnam War.

Its two seat trainer variant was converted to perform a new mission - suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD) and proved to be highly effective in this role.

After the Vietnam War, this type served with the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units until the early 1980's.

This is a rarely documented aspect of the Cold War era in aviation history,

This book features superb colour profiles of camouflage and markings, walk-around colour photographs and rare black and white archive photographs as well as excerpts for the F-105 flight manuals.