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This is Republic F-105D-15-RE Thunderchief 61-0069 "FH-069" while in the 4537th TWS 57th FWW at Nellis AFB (tail code "WC"). Originally preserved at the San Bernardino Museum, it is now part of the new SAC Museum in Ashland NE.

Republic F-105D Thunderchief, USAF Ser. No. 62-4343, refueling from Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker, USAF Ser. No. 62-3532. This F-105D would be lost to 37mm ground fire near Yen Bai, North Vietnam on August 8, 1966. The pilot, Korean War ace (6 aerial victories), Maj. James H. Kasler (1926-2014) safely ejected and was captured by the North Vietnamese. He was subsequently held and tortured until his release on March 4, 1973. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H._Kasler aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=151772 The KC-135A would be retired to the Davis-Monthan AMARG (AMARC) boneyard on August 5, 1993, where it still sits today (February 2016), used as a source for spare parts for other KC-135s still in operation. Here are two more recent photos of 62-3532 at AMARG by Flickr users Alan Wilson (photo taken on February 9, 2014), and Jason Grant (photo taken January 27, 2013):

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