F-105 Thunderchief: developing the "Thud," America's Mach 2 Super Bomber �FULL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/pA9riCotTfo Explore the development of the Republic F-105 Thunderchief in this documentary featuring rare, restored historical footage. Discover the story of the "Thud," the Mach 2 fighter-bomber designed for nuclear war that became the unlikely workhorse of the Vietnam War. #F105Thunderchief #VietnamWar #AviationHistory #aviation #F105 #RestoredFilm #aviationdaily | Aviation And History

The "Thud": A Closer Look at the F-105 Thunderchief. PART 2 FULL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/pA9riCotTfo This film chronicles the engineering and testing of one of the Cold War's most iconic and powerful aircraft.Born in the 1950s, the F-105 Thunderchief was designed by Republic Aviation, the company famous for the WWII P-47 Thunderbolt. It was built for a singular, terrifying purpose: to penetrate Soviet airspace at supersonic speeds and deliver a tactical nuclear weapon from its internal bomb bay.