Between 1959 and 1966 the Turkish Air Force received nearly 300 second handed Thunderstreaks from France, Germany and the Netherlands, with which they equipped 9 squadrons.The Streaks were kept in service till 1974; the last units to fly the F-84F were nos 131 and 132 squadron based at Konya. The Turks replaced their Thunderstreaks by Northrop F-5s and subsequently scrapped nearly all of them.
The b/w pictures in this gallery are official NATO photos. They show a couple of ex-French Thunderstreaks that were handed over to Turkey late 1959 (courtesy F. Loubette).
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Hello there
I work in the Turkish Air Force
Photos I saw on your internet site, I want to use them for a post
If you let me be so happy
The link below is 4 photos I need (high resolution)
Best regards.
Hayrullah UZUNER
I hayrullahuzuner@gmail.co
https://www.thunderstreaks.com/f-84f/thunderstreaks-of-the-turkish-air-force/#prettyphoto%5Bslides%5D/0/
https://www.thunderstreaks.com/f-84f/thunderstreaks-of-the-turkish-air-force/#prettyphoto%5Bslides%5D/1/
https://www.thunderstreaks.com/f-84f/thunderstreaks-of-the-turkish-air-force/#prettyphoto%5Bslides%5D/2/
https://www.thunderstreaks.com/f-84f/thunderstreaks-of-the-turkish-air-force/#prettyphoto%5Bslides%5D/3/
hayrullahuzuner@gmail.com (Mail correction)
Dear Sir,
please would you be so kind as to help me with a query. Did Turkish Air Force F-84F’s and RF-84F’s carry the National Insignia on the upper wings when in a a silver overall.. Models of these aircraft show this but photos look not to have them ?.
R.Robinson.