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![F-105F Thunderchief jet fighter bomber on the field at the Pacific Coast Air Museum, viewed from the left side]( "f105-thunderchief-pcam-01")
![F-105 Thunderchief on the field at the Pacific Coast Air Museum, seen from directly forward.]( "f105-thunderchief-pcam-02")
![F-105F Thunderchief on the field at the Pacific Coast Air Museum. View is from ground level looking up at the right side of the nose. The open bomb bay is visible.]( "f105-thunderchief-pcam-03")
![Nose of the F-105F Thunderchief, seen from the left front. The nose is painted with a snarling tiger's mouth. The refueling probe is extended.]( "f105-thunderchief-pcam-04")
![TheMuseum's F-105F Thunderchief, viewed from the right side. This photo shot in 1970 at Andrews Air Force Base]( "f105-thunderchief-pcam-07")
![Old photograph of the Museum's F-105F Thunderchief when it was still in service with the US Air Force, 1978, Lakenheath, England.]( "f105-thunderchief-pcam-06")
F-105F Thunderchief
Our F-105F Thunderchief is a two-seater, of the type used by Wild Weasel squadrons in Vietnam that attacked and destroyed the radars that guided enemy antiaircraft guns and missiles.
The F-105 was designed as a tactical fighter-bomber that could carry conventional and nuclear weapons. It's a menacing-looking Cold War warrior.
The F-105 had an internal bomb bay and could carry bombs on external pylons. It was also armed with a 20mm revolving cannon.
The Thunderchief was widely used in Vietnam, and conducted a huge number of bombing raids. Many were lost to enemy fire.
Photographed on September 19, 1970, this is our F-105F at Andrews Air Force Base. Photo by Frank MacSorley.
This is the Museum's Thunderchief when deployed to Lakenheath, England. Photo taken June 18, 1978. Photo courtesy Dave Tompkins.
