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34th Tactical Fighter Squadron - Thud Era
Korat RTAFB, Thailand - May 1966 to May 1969
Items Related to the 34th TFS or F-105 |
| Bob Smith's autobiography is a must read; from a former 34th Commander. |
| F-105 Thunderchief on Facebook - Lots of great pictures and comments. |
| Memories of Korat Thailand - A Good look at the base. |
| Another site with lots of info about Korat RTAFB. |
| Korat VFW, Karl W. Richter Memorial Post 10217 - Some interesting pictures & information. |
| North Vietnam Maps - More than you need to know. |
| Preserved US Military Aircraft has a list of known Thuds with location. |
| F-105 Thunderchief from Wikipedia.org, the free encyclopedia. |
| 421st TFS was another Korat squadron that has reunions with lots of nice pictures. |
| 100 Missions Up North at the USAF National Museum has links to many interesting pages. |
| Rolling Thunder is another information page. And of course, don't miss the Republic F-105D Thunderchief section. |
| Thuds, the Ridge, and 100 Missions North was an article in Air & Space Magazine that no longer appears. Here is a pdf version of the article. |
| Retired Colonel Calvin Markwood: Memories from an F-105 Cockpit. An hour long YouTube interview conducted by his son Scott. |
| An F-105 Training Movie filmed at Nellis AFB, NV, in 1964. |
| Love of a Different Type; A great look back. |
| The F-105 In SEA - With A Taste Of Honey: A YouTube video with a 34th TFS bird included. |
| Rolling Thunder Remembered has a wealth of stories and information. Another "must read". |
| Thud Pilots Documentary, A DVD everyone will want to own. |
| Former 34th TFS Commander Harvey Prosser's father was an Army Air Corps pilot in the early days and wrote an interesting book about his experiences: My Service Life (pdf file). |
| Over War, Portraits by Cade Martin. Great pictures of many former Thud drivers. |
| Former 34th member Ed Sykes was David Dinan’s roommate when Dave was shot down. Ed wrote a detailed book about returning Dave to his country: The Patch and The Stream Where the American Fell. A must read! |
| Noted F-105 historian Howard Plunkett has published Pack Six Blues: The Diary of an F-105 Thunderchief Pilot. Describes Korat missions in late 1966; another must read! |
| Howard Plunkett also published Fighting Cavaliers: The F-105 History of the 421st Tactical Fighter Squadron 1963 - 1967, which has many references to the 34th TFS from this sister squadron. |
| YouTube had lots of F-105 views and one to watch is There Is A Way (other versions may be available). |
| 34th alumnus Darrell Ahrens has published a book of his experiences: Turn and Burn: A Fighter Pilot’s Memories and Confessions, which is available on Amazon.com. |