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

About the Republic F-84G Thunderjet

As of very early 1952 the Belgian Air Force took on expense at least 213 Republic F-84G fighter-bombers due to its 2nd, 9th and tenth Wings additionally N° 42 recce Squadron. The first 140 aircraft had been delivered by ship at Karup (Denmark) had been the aircraft have been ready the ferry day at Belgium. Thunderjets FZ-141 around FZ-161 had been flown in through the united states of america become accepted at Melsbroek airbase. Another fighters were all past USAF products which underwent deep maintenance at Sabca (Haren) before being sent to the Belgian Air Force. A number of the machines had the required wiring to be used as reconnaissance aircraft using especially modified wing-tip tanks constructed with digital cameras. These recce planes (FZ-187, -188, -189, -191, -192, -203, -204 and -205) all offered with "C" journey of N° 2 Squadron (RAF) later to become N° 42 Squadron (BAF). At this time in 1956/57 a lot of the Thunderjets finished up being changed by the greatly enhanced F-84F Thunderstreak in the framework of "Operation Swapshop". The Thunderjet is truly the expression associated with cold war whenever a tiny country like Belgium could count on at the least 29 squadrons. Due to the fact F-84G's were delivered in framework for the Mutual Defence help Programme (MDAP) these types of aircraft had a supplementary job in other NATO countries such as for instance Denmark, Greece, Portugal, Turkey and such exotic places as Yugoslavia as well as Thailand.