Aircraft 61-0175 Data

Airframe Info

Manufacturer:	Republic
Model:	F-105D Thunderchief    Search all Republic F-105D Thunderchief
Year built:	1961
Construction Number (C/N):	D370
Aircraft Type:	Fixed wing single engine
Number of Seats:	1
Number of Engines:	1
Engine Type:	Turbojet
Engine Manufacturer and Model:	Pratt & Whitney J75-P-19W

Aircraft

Registration Number:	61-0175
Current Status:	Preserved

Owner

Owner:	Unted States Air Force
Address:	Sheppard AFB, Texas United States

User Comments

Peter Nicholson, 2012-09-20 16:39:10
	The pilot's name on the canopy is Major Thorsness, who earned the Medal of Honor in an air engagement on April 19, 1967 flying an F-105F Wild Weasel and then was shot down just a few days later on his 93rd mission, spending 6 years as a Prisoner-of-War in the Hanoi Hilton.
Peter Nicholson, 2012-09-20 16:39:10
	The pilot's name on the canopy is Major Thorsness, who earned the Medal of Honor in an air engagement on April 19, 1967 flying an F-105F Wild Weasel and then was shot down just a few days later on his 93rd mission, spending 6 years as a Prisoner-of-War in the Hanoi Hilton.