In the annals of aeronautic history, the plane that takes the place between Republic's classic air fighters, the P-47 Thunderbolt of the Second World War, and their outstanding F-105 Thunderchief in the skies of Vietnam, is often skipped over. This period of expansion marked the first ventures into jet aircraft and many of the lessons learned during the development of this series of planes have sired today's generations of fighter aircraft
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