Tamiya 60745 - 1/72 Republic F-84G Thunderjet  [60745]

Concerning the Republic F-84G Thunderjet

As of extremely early 1952 the Belgian Air Force took in expense at least 213 Republic F-84G fighter-bombers because 2nd, 9th and tenth Wings furthermore N° 42 recce Squadron. The very first 140 aircraft have been delivered by ship at Karup (Denmark) was the aircraft happen ready the ferry day at Belgium. Thunderjets FZ-141 around FZ-161 was flown in through usa become accepted at Melsbroek airbase. Another fighters had been all past USAF items which underwent deep maintenance at Sabca (Haren) before being provided for the Belgian Air Force. A number of the devices had the mandatory wiring to be used as reconnaissance aircraft making use of particularly modified wing-tip tanks designed with digital cameras. These recce planes (FZ-187, -188, -189, -191, -192, -203, -204 and -205) all provided with "C" journey of N° 2 Squadron (RAF) later to be N° 42 Squadron (BAF). At this time in 1956/57 a lot of the Thunderjets completed up being changed by the greatly enhanced F-84F Thunderstreak within the framework of "Operation Swapshop". The Thunderjet is truly the expression related to cold war whenever a little nation like Belgium could depend on at least 29 squadrons. Due to the fact F-84G's had been delivered in framework the shared Defence help Programme (MDAP) these aircraft had a supplementary work in other NATO nations such as for instance Denmark, Greece, Portugal, Turkey and such exotic places as Yugoslavia also Thailand.