RF-84F Thunderflash

The Thunderflash was the very successful reconnaissance version of the Thunderstreak ;
within NATO it saw service with the US Air Force (+ Air National Guards), the R.Netherlands Air Force (KLU), the Belgian Air Force (BAF), the German Luftwaffe, the French Air Force (FAF), the Italian Air Force , the Hellenic Air Force of Greece (HAF), the Turkish Air Force, the R.Danish Air Force and the R.Norwegian AF.
Outside NATO Taiwan made use of the RF-84F.

In this Album you will find 3 galleries : one of them deals with the RF-84F of the Royal Netherlands
Air Force (KLU), another concerns the RF-84F of the Belgian Air Force and the third one contains pictures
of RF-84F’s in service with the other Air Forces.

Thunderflash of the KLu

The 24 RF-84Fs in the KLu inventory were originally registrated TP-1 to TP-24; later they were reserialed P-1 to P-24; they were replaced by RF-104G Starfighters in 1967.

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Thunderflash Belgian Air Force

The Belgian Thunderflashes were allocated in the 42nd recce squadron at Bierset; they were replaced by Mirage 5Rs in 1972. Note that withdrawn a/c depicted here may not be present anymore at the given locations.

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Thunderflash with other air forces

The recce version of the F-84F was a very successful aircraft. Apart from Holland and Belgium it saw service with the US Air Force, with France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Greece and Turkey. In this gallery you will find some examples of the aircraft in the liveries of other air forces .

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