Republic F-84 Thunderjet

Excerpt from Look To The Skies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Army Air Forces proposal for a “day fighter“, the F-84 flew in 1946. Although it entered service in 1947, the Thunderjet was plagued by so many structural and engine problems that a 1948 Air Force review declared it unable to execu