As he dropped the fighter’s nose back out of the clouds ... on in and blew up when he hit the ground.” The Republic F-105 Thunderchief had a hard life. A lack of reliability and in-flight ...

My as-yet-unformed band will be named for what, in my opinion, is the most satisfyingly designated aircraft in the US Air Force’s inventory, past or present: the F-105 “Thunderchief.” ...

When the Republic F-105 Thunderchief first debuted in 1955 ... positioned at the base of the wings. The jet’s nose, which in most fighters would feature an engine intake, was instead packed ...