Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series, HA2511, F-105B Thunderchief 108th TFW, 141 TFS, New Jersey ANG "Bicentennial".
In April 1964 the 108th TFW received
the F-105B Thunderchief replacing the aging
F-86 Sabre this made the 108th the first ANG unit capable of flying at Mach 2.
The Thunderchief served
with the 108th until 1981 when it was replaced by the F-4D Phantom II. In 1976 F-105B
57-5776 c/n B13 was selected to receive the custom American Bicentennial paint scheme
to honour the country's 200th birthday.
57-5776 was one of the lucky F-105s spared
from the bone yard and has been preserved on a pedestal at what is now the
108th Air Refueling Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard compound located at McGuire
AFB, New Jersey.
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