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The three squadrons of the 36th tfw 22nd, 23rd, and 53rd fighter squadrons began receiving their f105d thunderchief. F105 aircrew names on the vietnam wall panel line loss date name description crash coordinates unit base acft 15 f105f 624420 29jan67 one of the. Republic f105 thunderchief wikipedija, prosta enciklopedija. Carswell afb th red canopy rails, red tail band wwhite trim, map of texas, afres. Despite its limited maneuverability and the lack of selfsealing fuel tanks, which made it susceptible to combat damage, the bombers shot down 27 mig fighters in 1966 67.