F-105 in USAFE and ANG service
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F-105 in USAFE and ANG service
I am hoping to contact pilots and ground crews who flew or fixed the Thunderchief during service with USAFE and the ANG. Any help would be much appreciated.
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Who on earth would be? Unless of course they've got into trouble yet again...
http://www.fighterpilotuniversity.co...-the-reserves/
I am only interested in USAFE and ANG F-105 people, not AFRes.
http://www.fighterpilotuniversity.co...-the-reserves/
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Thought that I would put this F-105 story on this thread so that it would be saved. Came as a comment from a reader on a different website about a different subject. Wouldn't want it to be lost though....
"The F-105G used water injection to get enough thrust for takeoff. Checklist includes pressing a tiny drain button momentarily to confirm the tank is full. It often sticks, so most didn't press it to avoid draining the tank. At a base unfamiliar with the aircraft, the ground crew accidentally used the contaminated JP-4 trailer instead of the demineralized water trailer. The check would have discovered this. Instead, when the water injection was activated after lighting the afterburner for takeoff, 36 gallons of JP-4 was sprayed into the front of the engine. The crew was lucky to survive the fireball."
"The F-105G used water injection to get enough thrust for takeoff. Checklist includes pressing a tiny drain button momentarily to confirm the tank is full. It often sticks, so most didn't press it to avoid draining the tank. At a base unfamiliar with the aircraft, the ground crew accidentally used the contaminated JP-4 trailer instead of the demineralized water trailer. The check would have discovered this. Instead, when the water injection was activated after lighting the afterburner for takeoff, 36 gallons of JP-4 was sprayed into the front of the engine. The crew was lucky to survive the fireball."
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On a related note, does anyone know where the F-105 from the RAF Croughton gate has gone? It enlivened my commute until a couple of months ago. Hopefully for new paint rather than razor blades.
