REPUBLIC F-84G "THUNDERJET" - FRENCH AIR FORCE - 1958

Description

The Republic Aviation Company F-84 “Thunderjet” was a turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a USAF proposal for a daytime fighter 1944. The F-84 first flew in 1946 and it entered service in 1947.When production of the F-84 was close in 1953, about 4457 had been built, including 6 different versions. F-84G is a single-seat fighter-bomber capable of delivering the Mark 7 nuclear bomb using the LABS, J35-A-29 engine, introduced the multi-framed canopy which was later retrofitted to earlier straight-winged F-84s. A total of 3,025 were built (1,936 for NATO under MDAP). (Scale : 1/32e)