F-105 Thunderchief

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United States Air Force aircraft fighter-bomber military aircraft supersonic aircraft

The F-105 Thunderchief was a supersonic U.S. Air Force fighter-bomber extensively used during the Vietnam War, particularly for high-speed, low-level strike missions.

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Label	Occurrences
F-105 Thunderchief canonical	14
Republic F-105 Thunderchief	10
F-105	2
F-105D	2
F-105D Thunderchief	2
F-105F	2
F-105F Thunderchief	2
F-105G Thunderchief	2
F-105G Wild Weasel III	2
F-105 Thunderchief aircraft	1
F-105 Thunderchief fighter-bomber	1
F-105B	1
F-105G Wild Weasel III – SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses)	1
Wild Weasel SEAD (F-105G)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1431291 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: F-105 Thunderchief
Context triple: [Operation Rolling Thunder, aircraftUsed, F-105 Thunderchief]

A. North American F-100 Super Sabre
The North American F-100 Super Sabre is a U.S. Air Force supersonic jet fighter-bomber that was the first of the Century Series and the first USAF fighter capable of sustained supersonic speed in level flight.
B. McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter and reconnaissance aircraft developed for the United States Air Force during the Cold War.
C. Republic F-84 Thunderjet
The Republic F-84 Thunderjet is an American turbojet-powered fighter-bomber developed in the late 1940s that saw extensive service during the Korean War.
D. General Dynamics F-111
The General Dynamics F-111 was a pioneering American supersonic tactical strike aircraft notable for its variable-sweep wings, terrain-following radar, and long-range low-level penetration capabilities.
E. F-5 Freedom Fighter
The F-5 Freedom Fighter is a lightweight supersonic fighter aircraft developed by Northrop in the United States and widely exported for use by numerous air forces around the world.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: F-105 Thunderchief
Target entity description: The F-105 Thunderchief was a supersonic U.S. Air Force fighter-bomber extensively used during the Vietnam War, particularly for high-speed, low-level strike missions.

A. North American F-100 Super Sabre
The North American F-100 Super Sabre is a U.S. Air Force supersonic jet fighter-bomber that was the first of the Century Series and the first USAF fighter capable of sustained supersonic speed in level flight.
B. McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter and reconnaissance aircraft developed for the United States Air Force during the Cold War.
C. Republic F-84 Thunderjet
The Republic F-84 Thunderjet is an American turbojet-powered fighter-bomber developed in the late 1940s that saw extensive service during the Korean War.
D. General Dynamics F-111
The General Dynamics F-111 was a pioneering American supersonic tactical strike aircraft notable for its variable-sweep wings, terrain-following radar, and long-range low-level penetration capabilities.
E. F-5 Freedom Fighter
The F-5 Freedom Fighter is a lightweight supersonic fighter aircraft developed by Northrop in the United States and widely exported for use by numerous air forces around the world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Air Force aircraft ⓘ fighter-bomber ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ supersonic aircraft ⓘ
armament	1 × 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon ⓘ air-to-air missiles ⓘ air-to-ground missiles ⓘ conventional bombs ⓘ nuclear weapons (tactical) ⓘ up to 14,000 lb of external ordnance ⓘ
avionicsRole	platform for early Wild Weasel anti-radar missions ⓘ
combatLosses	suffered heavy losses during Vietnam War operations ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
crew	1 ⓘ
designedFor	high-speed strike missions ⓘ low-level penetration ⓘ
designedToCarry	a single nuclear weapon internally in early concept ⓘ
firstFlight	1955-10-22 ⓘ
fuelStorage	internal fuel in fuselage and wing tanks ⓘ
fuselageType	area-ruled fuselage ⓘ
height	19 ft 8 in ⓘ
introduced	1958 ⓘ
landingGear	tricycle landing gear ⓘ
length	64 ft 5 in ⓘ
manufacturer	Republic Aviation ⓘ
maximumSpeed	Mach 2.1 ⓘ approximately 1,372 mph at altitude ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight	approximately 52,000 lb ⓘ
nicknamed	Thud ⓘ
notableUse	high-speed, low-level bombing missions over North Vietnam ⓘ strike missions against heavily defended targets ⓘ
numberBuilt	833 ⓘ
powerplant	1 × Pratt & Whitney J75 afterburning turbojet ⓘ
primaryRole	fighter-bomber ⓘ tactical bomber ⓘ
primaryUser	United States Air Force ⓘ
productionPeriod	1955–1964 ⓘ
range	approximately 1,500 miles clean ⓘ
replacedBy	McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in many roles ⓘ
retiredFromUSAF	1984 ⓘ
roleOfVariant	F-105G Wild Weasel III – SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) ⓘ linked to: F-105 Thunderchief
serviceBranch	United States Air Force ⓘ
serviceCeiling	about 48,500 ft ⓘ
tailConfiguration	conventional tail ⓘ
usedInConflict	Vietnam War ⓘ
variant	F-105B ⓘ linked to: F-105 Thunderchief F-105D ⓘ linked to: F-105 Thunderchief F-105F ⓘ linked to: F-105 Thunderchief F-105G Wild Weasel III ⓘ linked to: F-105 Thunderchief
wingConfiguration	swept wing ⓘ
wingspan	34 ft 11 in ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Rolling Thunder → aircraftUsed → F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

North American F-100 Super Sabre → successor → Republic F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Rolling Thunder → notableAircraft → F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

Operation Commando Hunt → uses → F-105 Thunderchief aircraft ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Operation Barrel Roll → usedAircraft → F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

Operation Steel Tiger → aircraftUsed → F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

Republic F-105 Thunderchief → variant → F-105B ⓘ

subject linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Republic F-105 Thunderchief → variant → F-105D ⓘ

subject linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Republic F-105 Thunderchief → variant → F-105F ⓘ

subject linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Republic F-105 Thunderchief → variant → F-105G Wild Weasel III ⓘ

subject linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Republic F-105 Thunderchief → roleOfVariant → F-105G Wild Weasel III – SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) ⓘ

subject linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Alexander Kartveli → notableWork → Republic F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Alexander Kartveli → designed → Republic F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

AGM-45 Shrike → platform → F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

Republic Aviation → notableFor → F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

Republic Aviation → majorProduct → F-105 Thunderchief fighter-bomber ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Century Series fighters → includesAircraft → F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

Tactical Air Command → usedAircraft → F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

67th Fighter Squadron → operatedAircraft → F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

Pratt & Whitney J75 → usedIn → Republic F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Pratt & Whitney J75 → usedIn → F-105D Thunderchief ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Pratt & Whitney J75 → usedIn → F-105F Thunderchief ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Pratt & Whitney J75 → usedIn → F-105G Thunderchief ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Thud → refersTo → Republic F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Thud → aircraftDesignation → F-105 ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Thud → aircraftFullName → Republic F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Thud → variant → F-105D ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Thud → variant → F-105F ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Thud → variant → F-105G Wild Weasel III ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Thud → notableVariantRole → Wild Weasel SEAD (F-105G) ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

12th Flying Training Wing → notableAircraftHistory → F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

Alexander Kartvelishvili → notableWork → Republic F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Shrike → launchPlatform → F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

Shrike anti-radiation missile → notableCarrierAircraft → F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

Farmingdale airfield → notableAircraftProduced → Republic F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Thunderjet series → successor → Republic F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Thunderchief series → notableModel → Republic F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Thunderchief series → notableModel → F-105D Thunderchief ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Thunderchief series → notableModel → F-105F Thunderchief ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Thunderchief series → notableModel → F-105G Thunderchief ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Thunderchief series → airForceDesignationPrefix → F-105 ⓘ

linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

B43 nuclear bomb → deployedOn → F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

Mark 28 nuclear bomb → deployedOn → F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ

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