USAF F-105D Thunderchief
Two USAF F-105 Thunderchiefs at RNZAF Ohakea, 1963.
Hawk914 says I have no info for the jet on the right, serial number 62-4269. But the jet on the left, serial 61-0215, was lost in combat on February 26th, 1966 while assigned to the 421st TFS, 6234th TFW (Provisional), based at Korat, Thailand. The pilot was Captain Charles Graham Boyd, who was rescued on this occasion but shot down again on April 22nd, 1966 and taken prisoner.
USAF F-105D Thunderchief
Two USAF F-105 Thunderchiefs at RNZAF Ohakea, 1963.
Hawk914 says I have no info for the jet on the right, serial number 62-4269. But the jet on the left, serial 61-0215, was lost in combat on February 26th, 1966 while assigned to the 421st TFS, 6234th TFW (Provisional), based at Korat, Thailand. The pilot was Captain Charles Graham Boyd, who was rescued on this occasion but shot down again on April 22nd, 1966 and taken prisoner.