100 Veterans Circle - Jacksonville, AR
(501) 241-1943

War Stories Series

The First Phase of Operation Aircraft is Complete!!!

The F-105 will be on permanent loan from the U.S. Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson in Dayton Ohio. The F-105 was moved on Sunday, November 23rd, 2008, from Camp Robinson.

The F-105 affectionately called the “Thud” flew 75% of the air strikes against North Vietnam during the first four years of the Vietnam War. The fighter-bomber is 67 feet long, has wingspan 34 feet 11inches and a height of 20 feet & 2 inches. At full speed the “Thud” could achieve 1,373mph or mach 2.1.

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