RF photos on Flickr

Sevenoaks 18 May 2014 by Southern Reg

Running Day

AEC Rally, Nottingham, May 1993 by David Jones

RF 672 made the trip!

REPUBLIC RF-84K THUNDERFLASH by jmhq1026

The RF-84K was a reconnaissance and nuclear strike fighter that was intended to be carried toward a target as a "parasite" underneath the GRB-36 bomber. At the time, jet aircraft possessed relatively short range and aerial refueling was not yet proven, so this provided a method to extend their range.

The U.S. Air Force applied this parasite concept to the FICON (FIghter CONveyer) project, which became the RF-84K. The mission profile called for the recon aircraft or attack fighter to leave the carrier aircraft (a modified strategic bomber) upon reaching hostile territory, make a dash to the target and perform its mission. The aircraft then returned to the waiting carrier, hooked up underneath it and was carried back to a base.

In 1952, as it tested two F-84 FICON prototypes, the USAF ordered 25 RF-84Ks and began modifying 10 B-36s into GRB-36 FICON carriers. The RF-84K design was a modification of the RF-84F, the USAF's most numerous and advanced tactical reconnaissance aircraft at the time. The only major differences were the RF-84K's retractable hook in the upper part of the nose, rods on either side behind the cockpit, and downward angled horizontal stabilizers (to fit inside the GRB-36's bomb bay).

The RF-84K entered service with the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (SRS) in 1955. For the next year, pilots of the 91st SRS successfully flew their RF-84Ks, but they experienced many near disasters while separating or hooking back up to the GRB-36 carrier aircraft.

By 1957, the development of more capable strategic reconnaissance aircraft, along with greater range provided by dependable aerial refueling, made the parasite aircraft concept obsolete. The 91st SRS's RF-84Ks were transferred to other units flying RF-84Fs and thereafter flew conventional missions from runways.

The museum's aircraft is marked as it appeared while serving in the 91st SRS in the mid-1950s.

RF-8815 by David Houston

RF 41 (GF) by grahamwalker007

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Guildford's RF 41 stands at Ranmore Common, Dog Kennel Lane on route 412. The driver had not changed the route blind from its previous journey on the 425. The 412 was a lightly loaded route so would anybody have noticed! Monday 25th June 1973.F-6.

RF-4E by Kazuhiro Nakamura

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RF by Anthony Fox

Foreign cemetery in Yokohama-12 by F. Suzuki

2010, Hexar RF Summarit 50mm F1.5.

Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is a famous tourist spot.

RF-8G by roy simmons

RF-4 by kota Otani

RF Lower Kingpin Assy 4 by rick.montez

RF-RG049 by Société histoire forestière du Québec

École des gardes forestiers de Duchesnay (formation-présuppression).

La Forêt Québécoise. Vol. 1, no 8, novembre 1939, p. 3.

RF 21 010 by U.S. Department of Energy

Building 900 Being Demolished

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RF 684 (CM) by grahamwalker007

Seen later in the year from the previous view, RF 684 is again parked up at its home garage of Chelsham, along with Routemaster and RT stablemates. RF 684 was withdrawn by London Country in May 1978, scrapped in 1989 after several attempts at preservation. Thursday 10th November 1977. 4B-9.

RF-3 by Stussy Explores

VVG Something by 毛

RF406 by Ian

Watford Junction Station

8th April 2018

RF ccab by Anthony moore

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PIC_0312 by OrwinRaqoon

RF-92379 by Stu Carr

RF-92379/93 blue Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-31BM at Zhukovsky on 12/08/12

RF-TORONTO-2 by V13 Media

REAL FRIENDS Bassist KYLE FASEL on WARPED TOUR 2018, Life on the Road, and What’s Coming Up

The arduino getting wired by kd1s

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The two lines at the lower left drive the LED display. The two on the right provide power to the RF transmitted and the one in the upper left provides the transmit data stream to the RF module.

rf by jynweythek