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    Airframe Family: Republic F-84
    Latest Model:F-84F Thunderstreak
    Last Military Serial:FU-6 FABe
    Compressed ID:Republic F-84F sn FU-6 FABe
    Latest Owner or Location:Bentwaters Cold War Museum, Bentwaters Park, Rendlesham, Suffolk, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-84F.

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    User Contribution Pending Review: 1955-04-26 Accepted by the Unites States Air Force with s/n 52-713.

    Circa 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 52-7133.

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    User Contribution Pending Review: 1955-08-17 Taken on charge by the Belfian Air Force with s/n FU-6 and used by 3 Sqn, 2 Wing, code YL-A.

    1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Force Arienne Belge with s/n FU-6.

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    User Contribution Pending Review: 1957-05-13 IRAN at Flight Refuelling.

    From November 1973 to May 1983

    To Historic Aircraft Museum, Southend.

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    User Contribution Pending Review: 1958-08-17 Used by 1 Sqn, 2 Wing, coded 3R-A.

    14 May 1974


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Thunderstreak ex USAF 51-7133 which Belgian Air Force flew into Southend for the Historic Aircraft Museum, now defunct, in November 1973.

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    User Contribution Pending Review: 1959-09-24 Minor inspection.

    8 September 1976


    Photographer: eLaReF
    Notes: At Historic Aircraft Museum at Southend

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    User Contribution Pending Review: 1959-10-05 Cat2 accident in flight.

    October 1983

    To Medway Royal Aeronautical Society, Rochester Airport, Kent.

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    User Contribution Pending Review: 1960-11-16 IRAN and TACAN at Flight Refuelling.

    Restored.
    Markings Applied: 6771
    In USAF Thunderbirds colours.

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    User Contribution Pending Review: 1963-03-27 Used by 2 Wing.

    March 1990

    To Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford, Cosford, Shropshire, England.
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    User Contribution Pending Review: 1966-05-15 Cat 3 accident while decending to Solenzara, Corsica.

    25 September 2019

    To Bentwaters Cold War Museum, Bentwaters Park, Rendlesham, Suffolk, England.
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    User Contribution Pending Review: 1967-02-20 Cat 0 at Solenzara, Corsica.

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    User Contribution Pending Review: 1668-02-16 Cat 0 east of Betrix, Belgium.

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    User Contribution Pending Review: 1968-09-19 Iran at Fairey.

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    User Contribution Pending Review: 1969-04-17 Used by 2 Wing.

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    User Contribution Pending Review: 1970-12-17 Flown to Kksijde for long term storage.

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    User Contribution Pending Review: 1972 Struck of Charge at the Belgian Air Force.

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    User Contribution Pending Review: 1972-02-22 Used at Beuavechain as decoy.

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    User Contribution Pending Review: 1973-08-01 Transported to Southend Histortic Aircraft Museum via Melsbroek.

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    User Contribution Pending Review: 1973-11-14 Officially handed over to the Southend Historic Aircraft Museum.

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    User Contribution Pending Review: 1983 To RAF Museum at Cosford.
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