In the early 80's the 466th
FS at Hill AFB had some of the slickest camo scheme Thuds that ever
existed. They decided up on a wrap around camo scheme to go with
their low-level penetration mission. Three of the jets that had
the more unique schemes are represented here on the Twobobs sheet.
A/C 62-4301 - This jet
carries the My Karma nose art and is painted in a Euro 1 style camo
scheme. It shows the markings it wore in September of 1983
A/C 62-4299 - This jet
has an earth tone "desert" scheme on it and carries nose art
that depicts the "Desert Fox". Markings for April 1983
are represented on this jet.
A/C 62-4347 - The 'High
Time Thud' is jet #3. This aircraft shows markings applied on June
1983. This jet had the most hours of any Thunderchief in the world
at the time. "Stardust 6" is the nose art that was
painted on this particular jet.
It's important to note
that the relevant dates are provided for these jets since their schemes
changed from time to time. How do the Twobobs know this you ask?
Reference material was provided by Paul Osborne and Jack Douglas.
Jack was a crew chief back in the day on these jets and he actually
painted the nose art on Stardust 6 and Desert Fox. He provided the
Two Bobs with some particulars on these jets.
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