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Republic F-105F-1-RE Thunderchief 63-8333 while in the 4537th TWS 57th FWW at Nellis AFB (tail code "WC"). Later upgraded to F-105G standard but lost to AAA w/ the 17th WWS 388th TFW @ Korat RTAFB over NVN on 17 Feb 72 (crew became POWs).

Republic F-105F Thunderchief, USAF Ser. No. 62-4416, later becoming the first Thunderchief modified to EF-105F (later F-105G) Wild Weasel configuration for the suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) role. This aircraft is still extant, and on display at Joe Davies Heritage Airpark in Palmdale, California. Here is a more recent photo of 62-4416 by Flickr user G. Verver:

General Paul Freeman en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_L._Freeman,_Jr.

Republic F-105F Thunderchief, USAF Ser. No. 62-4415, later converted to the F-105G Wild Weasel role (nicknamed "Night Bird," and then later "SAM Seducer"). This aircraft was written off after a (non-fatal) accident on the runway at Takhli AFB, Thailand on 16 April 1970. See: aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=152028

Wild Weasel aircraft used for Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) mission. It carries HARM (Homing Anti Radiation Missile) designed to lock on to enemy air defense radar emissions and destroy the radar units used to direct Surface to Air Missiles (SAM) at US aircraft.

Republic F-105G-1-RE Thunderchief 63-8266 in the 561st TFS 388th TFW out of Korat RTAFB carrying a couple of AGM-45 Shrikes over RVN in Oct '72. Later to AMARG as FK0014 on 1 Jul 80. Now on display at Mid-America Air Museum in Liberal, Kansas. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-America_Air_Museum#/media/File:...