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    Airframe Family: Republic F-105
    Latest Model:F-105B-15-RE Thunderchief
    Last Military Serial:57-5789 USAF
    Construction Number:B26
    Compressed ID:Republic F-105B-15-RE sn 57-5789 US...
    Latest Owner or Location:Winston Field, Snyder, Texas

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    Dates

    Event

    From Unknown to 29 January 1959

    Constructed as a F-105B-15-RE by Republic at Farmindale, New York, USA.

    27 May 1959

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 57-5789.

    28 May 1959

    To 335th TFS, 4th TFW, Eglin AFB, FL.

    By April 1960

    Base of operations changed.
    Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC.

    30 June 1960

    Transferred to 333rd TFS, 4th TFW, Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC.

    From By 12 August 1965 to After 30 April 1981

    Transferred to 141st TFS, 108th TFG, New Jersey ANG, McGuire AFB, NJ.
    Operated with markings: NJ

    9 November 1983

    To 2954th CLSS, Kelly AFB, TX.
    Assigned as a BDR trainer.

    To Winston Field, Snyder, TX.
    View the Location Dossier

    19 June 2009


    Photographer: Derek Olson
    Notes: At the Scurry County Airport, Snyder, Texas
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     F-105 Thunderchiefs: A 29-Year Illustrated Operational History by W. Howard Plunkett
    Internet Sources
     Scramble of the Dutch Aviation Society
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Max Sabin
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