Republic
The Republic YF-84F prototype (a modified F-84E straight-wing officially designated YF-96A) completed its hour-long first flight at Edwards in June 1950. The first flight of the revised F-model prototype, with its distinctly deeper fuselage profile, took place at Edwards in February 1951. More than 2700 Thunderstreaks were produced, 237 of them under license by General Motors (including this aircraft) at their St. Louis Buick factory. This F-84 was rescued from a back yard in the Midwest-after 15 years of neglect-by Mr. Pete Regina, from Van Nuys, CA. Most of the restoration was done by Mr. Regina prior to trading the aircraft to the Air Force Museum.| HM Number | HM17WL |
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| Placed By | Air Force Flight Test Center Museum |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 at 7:08pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 11S E 415915 N 3863776 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 34.91295000, -117.92046667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 54.777', W 117° 55.228' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 54' 46.62" N, 117° 55' 13.68" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 661, 760 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 400-498 Rosamond Blvd, Edwards AFB CA 93523, US |
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