Even More Memory Joggers From William Davidson
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Some early photos of F-105s and B-66s before they wore camouflage paint. These also are from 1965.
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An F-105 "cart" or cartridge start. These allowed the enigine to be spun up through the use of a black powder cartridge rather than using a standard power cart. Smokey... |
Here we have a shiny B-66 with no camo paint. It appears there are concrete forms on the ramp, perhaps transitioning from the round parking pads built by the Japanese in WW 2 |
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Another F-105 and one of the early hootch-style buildings near the flightline. The rain shutters are up for a little "air conditioning" |
F-105 Tail number 24266 in need of a little work. This is just one of many examples of the battle damage they would fly back with to Takhli. |