REPUBLIC F-105 THUNDERCHIEF

$9.95

Title: Republic F-105 Thunderchief No’s 1 and 2

Designed as a high-performance successor to the F84F Thunderstreak the first YF-105A first flew in 1955 using the J57 engine. A new variant using the more powerful J75 engine was put into production as the F-105B and this entered service in 1958. Although designated “F” the F-105 was really an all-weather attack bomber carrying 8,000 lbs of nuclear or conventional weapons in an internal weapons bay, in additional to significant wing stores carrying capability.

The F-105D model had a more powerful version of the J75 engine and a true all-weather capability. A two seat combat proficiency trainer version of the D model was developed and designated F-105F. The last variant, the F-105G, was the two seat F modified for Wild Weasel anti-SAM missions in Vietnam.

We offer two Titles including flight manuals covering all variants of the F-105 including preliminary and test variants. The YF-105A has been scanned from a good quality photocopy and the others have been scanned from the original flight manuals and retain any colour pages. each Title is US$9.95.

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Description

Title 1 contains:

  • USAF Flight handbook for the F-105B, T.O. 1F-105B-1 dated 15-11-56, with approx. 182 pages. (This is probably one of the very first F-105B manuals and was originally classified Confidential.)
  • USAF Flight manual for the F-105D,F,G, T.O. 1F-105D-1 dated 30-6-69, revised to 9-9-70, with approx. 894 pages.
  • USAF Supplemental Flight Manual for the F-105D Thunderstick II aircraft, T.O. 1F-105D-1-1 dated 1-3-71 with approx. 152 pages. (Thunderstick II was an upgraded bombing/navigation system, housed in an enlarged dorsal spine and applied to 30 F-105D aircraft.)
  • F-105D Conventional weapons Delivery Manual, an informal publication produced by the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, to show correct techniques to get ordnance on target, undated with 30 pages.
  • Aircraft Profile No 226, covering the Republic F-105 Thunderchief, undated (but probably around 1971) with 24 pages.

Title 2 contains:

  • USAF Utility Flight Handbook for the YF-105A, T.O. 1F-105(Y)A-1 dated 30-1-56, with approx. 124 pages.
  • USAF Interim Flight Manual for the F-10B/JF-105B, Report FHB-19-1 dated 15-10-59 with approx. 206 pages. (Covers s/n 54-1011 – 54-00112, F-105B-1RE thru -6RE and JF-105B day photo reconnaissance aircraft.)
  • USAF Flight handbook for the F-105B, T.O. 1F-105B-1 dated 30-6-69, with approx. 558 pages.
  • USAF Preliminary Flight manual for the F-105F, T.O. 1F-105F-1 dated 1-4-64 with approx. 590 pages.