No less than 450 F-84F’s were delivered to the Luftwaffe (that is to say the West German Air Force) commencing in 1956 with assignments to the Fighter Training School and Weapons School at Fürstenfeldbrück and Erding respectively.
In 1957 the first operational Wing was formed , being JagdBomberGeschwader 31 (JaboG31) at Büchel, later Nörvenich with squadron-code DA , followed by 5 more during the period 1958 to 1961, these being JaboG32 (Lechfeld , code DB), 33 (Büchel , code DC),34 (Memmingen , code DD) , 35 (Husum , code DE) and 36 (Rheine-Hopsten , code DF). The last Thunderstreaks went out of service in December 1966, although already from 1961 the F-104 Starfighter gradually took over its role. More than 230 German Streaks were transferred to the Turkish and Greek Air Forces and some still survive today as monuments or in museums .
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- BA+102 (GH))
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- BF+105 in Hermeskeil(GH)
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- BF+105 in Hermeskeil 2016 (FK)
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- BF+106 (GH)
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- DA+127 (GH)
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- DA+379 (GH)
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- DB+125 (GH Coll)
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- DB+232 (GH)
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- DB+132 (GH)
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- DB+304 (GH)
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- DB+340 (GH)
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- DB+376 (GH Coll.)
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- DC+101 (GH)
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- DC+211 (GH)
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- DD+113 (GH)
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- DD+113 at Memmingen(GH)
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- DD+113 at Memmingen in 2016 (FK)
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- DD+244 (GH)
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- DD+313 (GH)
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- DC+319 (GH)
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- DD+339 (GH)
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- DD+339 (GH)
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- DD+370 at Eindhoven in May 1966 (HE)
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- DD+375 at Lechfeld (Coll.HE)
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- DD+378 at Lechfeld (CHE)
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- DE+107 (CGH)
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- DE+121 (GH)
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- DE+128 (GH)
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- DE+175 (GH)
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- DF+240 (GH)
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- DJ+134 (GH)
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- DB+353 (photocollFK)
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- 51-1702 at Hermeskeil 2016 (FK)
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- 51-1733 (GH)
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- 51-1796 (GH)
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- 51-1816 (GH)
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- 52-6601 (GH)
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Thank You for your important and nice work.
As I served in Büchel decades ago, I like to correct your writing:
You refer to the Jagdbombergeschwader 31-36 of the Bundesluftwaffe (West Germany) as JBG, that is totally wrong as this abbreviation has been used in EAST Germany for their Jagdbombengeschwader (attention: Bomben! Not Bomber as in West Germany).
So:
East Germany had JBG, while
West Germany had JaboG (beside other Geschwader types. Notice the small and large letters in the writing.
Please correct your homepage accordingly as no JBGs were ever flying F-84 but MiGs and Sus!!!
It feels more than wrong if you use the abbreviation of our former opponents for our beloved Geschwader.
Best regards ‘HINKY’
Hi Ralf,
Thanks for your comments; I’ve corrected the gallery according to it.
Thanks again,
Frank