F-105 Thunderchief - One hundred missions to be flown
F-105 Thunderchief - One hundred missions to be flown. The US Republic F-105 Thunderchief in the Vietnam war,see the pilots in the air and on the ground. Fighting one day at the time to stay alive and complete their tour for a ticket home. The F-105 was one of the primary attack aircraft of the Vietnam War. Over 20,000 Thunderchief sorties were flown, with 382 aircraft lost including 62 non-combat losses. On a typical combat mission into North Vietnam, the F-105D carried two 450 gal wing-mounted fuel tanks, a 390 gal fuel tank in the bomb bay, and five 1,000 lb or six 750 lb bombs. and it required inflight refuelling going to and sometimes returning from Hanoi. #vietnamwar
