Republic F-84: Thunderjet, Thunderstreak, & Thunderflash/A Photo Chronicle (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) [Paperback]

David R. McLaren (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1998 | Series: Schiffer Military/Aviation History

The Republic Aviation Corporation F-84 series, the Thunderjet, Thunderstreak, and Thunderflash was the United States Air Forces first Post World War II jet fighter. As a somewhat sad result of this, it has been ignored by most aviation historians and afi

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. (January 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764304445
• ISBN-13: 978-0764304446
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #953,032 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If your a F-84 fan this book is for you!, May 25, 1999

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This review is from: Republic F-84: Thunderjet, Thunderstreak, & Thunderflash/A Photo Chronicle (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) (Paperback)

This is a solid informational and fact filled book on the F-84. I am a recent fan of the F-84 due to the release of the 1/48 tamiya kit. I wanted to learn more about this amazing jet of the fifties. This book shows all the foriegn users as well as a listing of all the USAF squadrons and groups. It also has a generous portion of color photos of operational aircraft,foriegn aircrat, and even gate guards. If your are going to build a model of the E,F,or G model F-84 this is the book. It also has good information on the FICON program. The pages are thick and sturdy. This book is definetly a premier book in my collection. A very good buy for the amount of information contained therein.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed Feelings-, May 6, 2009

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This review is from: Republic F-84: Thunderjet, Thunderstreak, & Thunderflash/A Photo Chronicle (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) (Paperback)

I really wanted to like this book- the pictures and captions are excellent, and there isn't too much out there dealing with this important early jet. The problem is the terrible, turgid, unnecessary text. I really don't need to read an entire paragraph about what air division a given ADC wing was attached to, or who the commanders were. That isn't part of the operational history of the Thunderjet/streak/flash family. Added to the poor writing is the atrocious editing and typos common to many of Schiffer Publishing's books. All in all, I'm glad I bought it, but it is for looking at, not reading.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of informations in a no-frills package, January 25, 2005

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P "Faglia" (Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Republic F-84: Thunderjet, Thunderstreak, & Thunderflash/A Photo Chronicle (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) (Paperback)

This book is really packed with information about the F-84 family, I found particularly well documented the section dealing with the early use of the straight wing variants,as no other book provides this aspect of the thunderjet's career.

On the minus side, the section about the use of F/RF-84 in the Italian air force is loaded with typos (none of the 20 or so Italian words is spelled correctly), but this doesn't subtract too much to the value of the book. In my opinion the ultimate reference book on the F/RF-84.