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The king of “Thud Ridge,” a F-105 destroyed countless enemy anti-aircraft batteries and surface-to-air missile sites during the Vietnam conflict. It achieved 27 aerial victories -- 25 with the Vulcan 20mm cannon. Designed as a successor to the F-84 series of fighter-bombers, the F-105 has the distinction of being the largest single-engine aircraft ever built. The F-105 was the first fighter used in the “Wild Weasel” configuration and lessons learned during the Vietnam era formed the foundation for suppression of enemy air defense tactics used by the 52nd Fighter Wing today. The U.S. Air Force gained the aircraft in February 1964 and this jet (tail number 62-4446) was kept at the Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base before being retired in 1985. (US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eydie Sakura)
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Senior Airman Eydie Sakura
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