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Foreign Thunderstreaks

This album deals with the Thunderstreaks that served with other nations than Holland :
the United States of course, but also Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Greece, and Turkey.
The Thunderstreaks of the Belgian Air Force were frequently observed by us , both in operational and in stored conditions, and for that reason we assigned two special galleries to the Belgian ones: one for the Streaks in active service and another gallery on those withdrawn from use.
The third gallery in this Album contains pictures of “the others”:  Thunderstreaks that served in the USAF, in Greece, etc.

Belgian F-84Fs: aircraft in active service
Belgian F-84Fs: aircraft in active service

Pictures of Thunderstreaks in Belgian Air Force service; they frequently visited Eindhoven , but were also often spotted by us elsewhere.

20 Photos

Belgian F-84Fs: aircraft out of service
Belgian F-84Fs: aircraft out of service

A lot of B.A.F. Streaks ended their service life at the aircraft depot at Koksijde. Most of them were scrapped but some survived: at first as decoys (sometimes disguised as Mirages) and later as monuments. This gallery gives an overview on the faiths of various Belgian Thunderstreaks. Note that withdrawn a/c may not be present anymore at the given locations.

39 Photos

Other F-84F Thunderstreaks: flying with various air forces
Other F-84F Thunderstreaks: flying with various air forces

In this section you will find the Thunderstreaks that did not find their way to the Netherlands or Belgian Air Forces. Note that withdrawn a/c depicted here may not be present anymore at the given locations.

32 Photos