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Published: 2014-08-18 20:38:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 766; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 6
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An impressive view of F-105G-1-RE, 63-8276 carrying markings of the 66th Fighter Weapons Squadron, 57th Fighter Weapons Wing on display at Nellis AFB as seen in August 2014.Related content
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I was fortunate to see the last few years the F-105's operation:
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Beuatiful. 
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Glad you like the shot! Β I shot a number of active F-105s back in the dayΒ f16crewchief.deviantart.com/gaβ¦
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In her hay day she could do Mach 2, am I right?
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Yeah. It was the most powerful SE fighter the US had at the time.
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Pardon me for asking (not being an airman myself) but what is the difference between a Fighter Weapons Squadron and a Fighter Squadron?
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Back in the day, the USAF aggressor squadrons were called 'Fighter Weapons Squadrons'. These were later changed to 'Aggressor Squadrons'. The 57th wing at Nellis was called for many years in the 1980s and early 1990s as a 'Fighter Weapons Wing' singe there were test and evaluation squadrons, aggressor squadrons as well as the USAF Fighter Weapons School assigned to it.
Prior to 1992, USAF 'fast movers' were assigned to a 'tactical fighter squadron', that was assigned to a 'tactical fighter wing'. Interceptor units assigned to NORAD were called 'fighter Interceptor squadrons'. Units that trained fighter pilots, like my unit at Luke, were called 'tactical fighter training squadrons. For the interceptors, it was a 'fighter interceptor training squadron'.
In 1992, there was a major re-org of the USAF and all fast movers were now just called 'fighter squadrons' assigned to 'fighter wings'.
Large diverse wings w/ multiple mission acft (like fighters and tankers) were referred to as just 'wings'.
A bit confusing, but I hope it answers your question.
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Nah, that actually makes sense, beleive me the Navy has its share of 'why does this make sense?' too.
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"We have no reason for this, it's just our policy"...
Most of my bizarre sense of humor come from my experiences in the military...
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Yeah, I already had the bizzare sense of humor, it's just been exacerbated.
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The F-105 was an interesting aircraft. If you look at the Republic family from the P-43 thru the F-105, you can see the evolution of the design...
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Yessir.Β The early Iron Hand Β SEAD Missions were pretty hairy!
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Glad you liked the shot!
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I keep forgetting just how odd the inlets really look on the Thud.
Good capture.
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Yeah, the inlets were angle forward quite a bit more that the RF-84F.
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