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Original Drawings Republic F-84F Thunderstreak

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:240.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Original Drawings Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
<B>Original Pencil Drawings of the Republic F-84F Thunderstreak,</B></I> 19 sheets, various sizes with the largest 44" x 21". There is also a complete set of negative prints of the drawings and an incomplete positive set of prints. The drawings are meticulous in their detail. They appear to be drawings illustrations for a F-84F Thunderstreak technical manual. Most are fine. <BR>The Republic F-84F Thunderstreak was an American-built swept-wing turbojet fighter-bomber. Developed in 1949, the F-84F was a swept-wing version of the straight-wing F-84 Thunderjet, one of the most important aircraft during the Korean War. The F-84F Thunderstreak was designed by the Republic Aviation Corporation based in Farmingdale, Long Island, New York.<BR><BR>By the mid-1960s, the F-84F was replaced in USAF units, being relegated to duty in the Air National Guard. The last F-84F Thunderflash retired from the ANG in 1971. Three Hellenic Air Force RF-84Fs that were retired in 1991 were the last operational F-84s.<BR><BR>Richard Bach, who later wrote the bestseller <I>Jonathan Livingston Seagull</B></I>, was an ANG F-84F pilot who was once activated for duty in Europe. His first book, <I>Stranger to the Ground</B></I>, described in great detail what it was like to fly the Thunderstreak.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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