Republic F-84E Thunderjet
523rd FES/27th FEW, Lt. Jacob Kratt
Misawa AB, Japan 1951
(SkyMax Models SM6001)
- Engine: One 5,560 lb thrust Allison J35 turbojet
- Span: 36 ft 5 in
- Length: 38 ft 1 in
- Height: 12 ft 7 in
- Weight: 11,470 lb empty / 18,080 lb loaded / 23,430 lb max takeoff
- Crew: One
- Max Speed: 622 mph
- Service Ceiling: 40,500 ft
- Max Range: 1,000 miles
- Armament: Six .50 in M3 Browning machine guns; up to 4,450 lb of rockets and bombs, including the Mk 7 nuclear bomb
- Notes: Designed to meet a US Army requirement for a turbojet "day fighter," the F-84 first flew on February 28, 1946. Early models suffered from so many structural and engine problems that the Air Force considered scrapping the F-84 project in 1948, but designers rallied and by 1949 the F-84D was fully operational and free from most of its earlier problems. The aircraft became the Air Force's primary strike aircraft during the Korean War, and could claim several firsts, including the first fighter capable of carrying a nuclear weapon and the first to use in-flight refueling.
Lt. Jacob Kratt credited with 2 Mig-15s and a Yak Fighter.
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