Slight thread drift apropos the Thud and the Lancaster.
I hadn't realized how big the F-105 was until I saw one in the Palm Springs museum. On looking up the dimensions, I see it is 65' long, which is only 4' shorter than a Lancaster!
A few years ago, I had the surreal experience of watching a stream of Mig-21s take off at Hanoi, with Thud Ridge in the background. All commercial traffic had been halted and remained that way until the Migs returned about 20 minutes later, presumably with Bingo fuel.