Republic F-84G "Thunderjet"

Plastic kit for a Republic F-84G Thunderjet fighter bomber

• Scale 1:72
• Dimensions (built): length 164 mm, wingspan 173 mm, height 54 mm
• 54 parts
• Clear part included
• 2 marking option(s)
• not built, not painted
• Paint and glue not included

The Republic Aviation Company F-84 “Thunderjet” was a turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a USAF proposal for a daytime fighter 1944. The F-84 first flew in 1946 and it entered service in 1947.When production of the F-84 was close in 1953, about 4457 had been built, including 6 different versions.

The definitive straight-wing F-84 was the F-84G which entered service in 1951. It was equipped with a more powerful engine that provided fast speed, longer range and armaments capacity. And the ability to carry a single Mark 7 nuclear bomb.The F-84G was retired from USAF in the mid-1960s.