Republic F-103 Thunderwarrior
Last updated on: April 1, 2016
This page is for the F-103, a high-performance interceptor that had a short service life due to maintenance issues and changing mission parameters. All 117 built are listed below by serial numbers.
At the end of this page is a list of people who have graciously offered their help. Thank you all very much!
XF-103 Thunderwarrior first prototype s/n 54-0016
*11/11/1957: First flight.
*1957-60: AFFTC.
*7/29/1960: Written off after a hard landing at Edwards AFB, CA.
*Was preserved at Edwards AFB, CA.
*Salvaged in the 1980s after being damaged in a hanger fire at Edwards AFB, CA.
XF-103 Thunderwarrior second prototype s/n 54-0017
*12/22/1957: First flight.
*1957-67: AFFTC.
*1967-68: Converted to YF-103B prototype.
*4/19/1968: First flight as such.
*1968-69: AFFTC.
*6/11/1969: Struck off charge.
*1969: Salvaged at Edwards AFB, CA. Used as a target?
YF-103-1-RE Thunderwarrior pre-production s/n 54-4044
*7/2/1958: First flight.
*1958-65: AFFTC.
*1965-66: USAF 3246th TW.
*6/20/1966: Crashed on take-off from Eglin AFB, FL due to engine failure.
YF-103-1-RE Thunderwarrior pre-production s/n 54-4045
*9/30/1958: First flight.
*1958-68: USAF 3246th TW.
*1/31/1968: Struck off charge.
*Was preserved at the USAF Armaments Museum at Eglin AFB, FL.
*Currently preserved at the Flight Test Museum at Edwards AFB, CA.
YF-103-1-RE Thunderwarrior pre-production s/n 54-4046
*10/4/1958: First flight.
*10/1958: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-61: USAF 3246th TW.
*1961-64: AFFTC.
*1964: USAF 3246th TW.
*9/9/1964: Damaged beyond repair in an accident at Eglin AFB, FL. Or on 9/19/1964?
*1965: Salvaged.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0332
*11/1958: Delivered to the USAF.
*1958-62: USAF 3555th FTW.
*1962-68: USAF 4780th ADW.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0333
*11/1958: Delivered to the USAF.
*1958-62: USAF 3555th FTW.
*1962-68: USAF 4780th ADW.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0334
*1/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0335
*1/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-60: USAF 5th FIS.
*2/4/1960: Crashed near Bismarck, ND after hitting a radio tower during a low-level flight. Both crewmen and 3 civilians on the ground were killed.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0336
*2/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0337
*3/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0338
*2/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0339
*4/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0340
*4/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0341
*5/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0342
*6/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-61: USAF 5th FIS.
*3/17/1961: Crashed on take-off from Minot AFB, ND in heavy fog. Both crewmen were killed.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0343
*5/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-63: USAF 5th FIS.
*3/29/1963: Written off due to a ground fire during start-up at Minot AFB, MT. 1 groundscrewman was killed.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0344
*6/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-62: USAF 5th FIS.
*1962-68: USAF 4780th ADW
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0345
*6/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0346
*8/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0347
*8/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0348
*8/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0349
*9/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-65: USAF 5th FIS.
*10/9/1965: Lost power and crash-landed near New Salem, ND. Airframe burnt out during attempted recovery the next day.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0350
*9/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0351
*10/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0352
*10/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-66: USAF 5th FIS.
*8/14/1966: Crashed near Stanley, ND in bad weather. Pilot was killed.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0353
*12/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-64: USAF 5th FIS.
*1964-68: USAF 4780th ADW.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0354
*12/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0355
*1/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0356
*12/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-61: USAF 3555th FTW.
*9/10/1961: Stalled and crashed near Albany, TX. RIO was killed.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0357
*12/1959: Delivered to the USAF.
*1959-62: USAF 3555th FTW.
*1962-64: USAF 4780th ADW.
*7/1/1964: Lost power and crashed near Bowie in Montague County, TX.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0358
*1/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-65: USAF 29th FIS.
*3/1965: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0359
*1/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-62: USAF 3555th FTW.
*1962-68: USAF 4780th ADW.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0360
*2/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-65: USAF 29th FIS.
*3/1/1965: Struck off charge.
*Currently preserved at the gate of Malmstrom AFB, MT.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0361
*2/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-62: USAF 3555th FTW.
*1962: USAF 4780th ADW.
*12/29/1962: Crashed after take-off from Reese AFB, TX due to contaminated fuel.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0362
*3/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-65: USAF 29th FIS.
*1965-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0363
*3/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-65: USAF 29th FIS.
*3/1965: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0364
*3/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-65: USAF 29th FIS.
*3/1965: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0365
*4/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-61: USAF 29th FIS.
*5/30/1961: Crashed near Musselshell in the Bull Mountains, MT due to engine fire. Both crewmen were killed.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0366
*3/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-65: USAF 29th FIS.
*3/1965: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0367
*4/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-65: USAF 29th FIS.
*3/1965: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0368
*5/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-65: USAF 29th FIS.
*1965-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0369
*5/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-65: USAF 29th FIS.
*3/1965: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0370
*4/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-61: USAF 29th FIS.
*1961-62: USAF 3555th FTW.
*2/22/1962: Crashed on a cattle ranch near Sherman, TX due to engine failure.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0371
*6/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-65: USAF 29th FIS.
*3/1965: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0372
*6/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-65: USAF 29th FIS.
*3/1965: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0373
*6/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-62: USAF 29th FIS.
*5/6/1962: Crashed near Harlem, MT after a collision with F-103A 55-0374 during a nightime training mission. Pilot was killed.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0374
*7/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-62: USAF 29th FIS.
*5/6/1962: Crashed near Harlem, MT after a collision with F-103A 55-0373 during a nightime training mission. Both crewmen were killed.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0375
*7/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-65: USAF 29th FIS.
*3/1965: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0376
*8/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-65: USAF 29th FIS.
*3/1965: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0377
*7/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-65: USAF 29th FIS.
*1965-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0378
*8/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-65: USAF 29th FIS.
*1965-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0379
*9/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-65: USAF 29th FIS.
*1965-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0380
*9/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-65: USAF 317th FIS.
*9/1965: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0381
*9/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-65: USAF 317th FIS.
*9/1965: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0382
*11/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-65: USAF 317th FIS.
*1965-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103A-10-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-0383
*11/1960: Delivered to the USAF.
*1960-65: USAF 317th FIS.
*1965-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103C-1-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-5121
*2/1961: Delivered to the USAF.
*1961-62: USAF 3555th FTW.
*1962-68: USAF 4780th ADW.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103C-1-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-5122
*2/1961: Delivered to the USAF.
*1961-62: USAF 3555th FTW.
*1962-68: USAF 4780th ADW.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103C-1-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-5123
*3/1961: Delivered to the USAF.
*1961-64: USAF 317th FIS.
*10/3/1964: Crashed on take-off from Elmendorf AFB, AK due to icing on wings. RIO was killed.
F-103C-1-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-5124
*3/1961: Delivered to the USAF.
*1961-65: USAF 317th FIS.
*1965-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103C-1-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-5125
*3/1961: Delivered to the USAF.
*1961-63: USAF 317th FIS.
*10/31/1963: Lost control and crashed onto Bald Mountain in the Talkeetna Range, near Willow, AK. Both crewmen were killed. Wreck not discovered until 1979.
F-103C-1-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 55-5126
*3/1961: Delivered to the USAF.
*1961-65: USAF 317th FIS.
*1965-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103C-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0074
*11/1961: Delivered to the USAF.
*1961-63: USAF 317th FIS.
*6/19/1963: Written off in a ground fire at Elmendorf AFB, AK.
F-103C-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0075
*11/1961: Delivered to the USAF.
*1961-65: USAF 317th FIS.
*9/1965: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103C-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0076
*12/1961: Delivered to the USAF.
*1961-65: USAF 317th FIS.
*9/1965: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103C-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0077
*1/1962: Delivered to the USAF.
*1962-65: USAF 317th FIS.
*1965-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103C-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0078
*1/1962: Delivered to the USAF.
*1962-64: USAF 317th FIS.
*12/7/1964: Written off after a hard landing at Juneau APT, AK. Wreck trucked back to Elmendorf AFB, AK and later salvaged there.
F-103C-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0079
*2/1962: Delivered to the USAF.
*1962: USAF 317th FIS.
*4/1/1962: Crashed in a wooded area near Curry, AK due to engine failure.
F-103C-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0080
*3/1962: Delivered to the USAF.
*1962-65: USAF 317th FIS.
*9/1965: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103C-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0081
*3/1962: Delivered to the USAF.
*1962-65: USAF 317th FIS.
*9/1965: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103C-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0082
*3/1962: Delivered to the USAF.
*1962-65: USAF 317th FIS.
*9/1965: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103C-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0083
*4/1962: Delivered to the USAF.
*1962-65: USAF 317th FIS.
*9/1965: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103C-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0084
*3/1962: Delivered to the USAF.
*1962-65: USAF 317th FIS.
*1965-68: USAF 5th FIS.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103C-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0085
*4/1962: Delivered to the USAF.
*1962: USAF 317th FIS.
*5/30/1962: Written off after an emergency landing at Elmendorf AFB, AK due to engine fire.
F-103C-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0086
*4/1962: Delivered to the USAF.
*1962-65: USAF 317th FIS.
*9/1965: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-1-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0087
*10/1962: Delivered to the USAF.
*1962-68: USAF 4780th ADW.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-1-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0088
*10/1962: Delivered to the USAF.
*1962-68: USAF 4780th ADW.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-1-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0089
*11/1962: Delivered to the USAF.
*1962-68: USAF 4780th ADW.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-1-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0090
*1/1963: Delivered to the USAF.
*1963-68: USAF 4780th ADW.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-1-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0091
*11/1962: Delivered to the USAF.
*1962-63: AFFTC.
*1963-64: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1964-66: USAF 525th FIS.
*12/1966: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-1-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0092
*12/1962: Delivered to the USAF.
*1962-68: USAF 4780th ADW.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-1-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0093
*12/1962: Delivered to the USAF.
*1962-63: AFFTC.
*2/9/1963: Written off in a runway accident at Edwards AFB, CA.
F-103D-1-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 57-0094
*1/1963: Delivered to the USAF.
*1963: AFFTC.
*1963-64: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1964-66: USAF 525th FIS.
*12/1966: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0131
*6/1963: Delivered to the USAF.
*1963-64: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1964-66: USAF 525th FIS.
*12/1966: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0132
*6/1963: Delivered to the USAF.
*1963-64: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1964-66: USAF 525th FIS.
*12/1966: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0133
*7/1963: Delivered to the USAF.
*1963-64: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1964-65: USAF 525th FIS.
*4/13/1965: Damaged beyond repair in a hard landing at RAF Bentwaters, England.
*Airframe loaded on a ferry to be returned to its base in West Germany but ferry struck an uncharted obstacle in the Keil Canal and sank on 4/30/1965. Wreck then recovered by a USAF salvage team in 6/1965 and taken to Ramstein AB, West Germany to be salvaged.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0134
*8/1963: Delivered to the USAF.
*1963: USAF 2nd FIS.
*11/20/1963: Lost engine power and crashed into a residential area near Westbury on Long Island, NY. 18 civilians on the ground were killed.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0135
*7/1963: Delivered to the USAF.
*1963-64: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1964-66: USAF 525th FIS.
*12/1966: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0136
*8/1963: Delivered to the USAF.
*1963-64: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1964-66: USAF 525th FIS.
*12/1966: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0137
*8/1963: Delivered to the USAF.
*1963-64: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1964-65: USAF 525th FIS.
*6/16/1965: Crashed near Laufeld, West Germany due to engine failure.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0138
*9/1963: Delivered to the USAF.
*1963-64: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1964-66: USAF 525th FIS.
*12/1966: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0139
*9/1963: Delivered to the USAF.
*1963-64: USAF 2nd FIS.
*2/10/1964: Caught fire and crashed in Moonhaw Valley near West Shokan, NY.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0140
*9/1963: Delivered to the USAF.
*1963-64: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1964-66: USAF 525th FIS.
*12/1966: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0141
*10/1963: Delivered to the USAF.
*1963-64: USAF 2nd FIS.
*3/30/1964: Went missing on a training flight over the Atlantic Ocean east of Long Island, NY. Both crewmen presumed killed.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0142
*11/1963: Delivered to the USAF.
*1963-64: USAF 2nd FIS.
*2/20/1964: Written off in a ground fire at Suffolk County AFB, NY.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0143
*10/1963: Delivered to the USAF.
*1963-64: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1964-66: USAF 525th FIS.
*12/1966: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0144
*11/1963: Delivered to the USAF.
*1963-64: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1964-68: USAF 4780th ADW.
*7/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0145
*1/1964: Delivered to the USAF.
*1964: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1964-66: USAF 525th FIS.
*12/1966: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*Currently preserved at the USAF Museum in Dayton, OH.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0146
*1/1964: Delivered to the USAF.
*1964: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1/27/1964: Burnt-out in a start-up fire at Suffolk County AFB, NY.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0147
*12/1963: Delivered to the USAF.
*1963-64: USAF 2nd FIS.
*5/7/1964: Crashed into Sag Harbor off Long Island, NY after a collision with F-103D 58-0153. Pilot (or both?) were killed.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0148
*12/1963: Delivered to the USAF.
*1963-64: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1964-66: USAF 525th FIS.
*8/27/1966: Crashed after take-off from Ramstein AB, West Germany due to engine failure. Both crewmen were killed.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0149
*2/1964: Delivered to the USAF.
*1964: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1964-66: USAF 525th FIS.
*12/1966: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0150
*2/1964: Delivered to the USAF.
*1964: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1964-66: USAF 525th FIS.
*12/1966: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0151
*2/1964: Delivered to the USAF.
*1964: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1964-66: USAF 525th FIS.
*12/1966: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0152
*3/1964: Delivered to the USAF.
*1964: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1964-66: USAF 525th FIS.
*12/1966: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0153
*3/1964: Delivered to the USAF.
*1964: USAF 2nd FIS.
*5/7/1964: Crashed into Sag Harbor off Long Island, NY after a collision with F-103D 58-0147. Both crewmen were killed.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0154
*4/1964: Delivered to the USAF.
*1964: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1964-66: USAF 4780th ADW.
*2/11/1966: Written off in a ground fire at Perrin AFB, TX.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0155
*3/1964: Delivered to the USAF.
*1964: USAF 2nd FIS.
*1964-66: USAF 525th FIS.
*12/1966: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-5-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 58-0156
*3/1964: Delivered to the USAF.
*1964: USAF 2nd FIS.
*8/1/1964: Crashed while landing at Suffolk County APT, NY.
F-103D-15-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 60-6942
*4/1965: Delivered to the USAF.
*1965-68: AFFTC.
*10/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-15-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 60-6943
*4/1965: Delivered to the USAF.
*1965-68: AFFTC.
*10/1968: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*11/1973: Salvaged.
F-103D-15-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 60-6944
*Mostly built but never fully completed.
*Hulk used as a ground trainer at the Republic factory.
*Salvaged sometime in the early 1970s.
F-103D-15-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 60-6945
*About half built when canceled, broken up for spare parts.
F-103D-15-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 60-6946
*Canceled while still on assembly line, broken up for spare parts.
F-103D-15-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 60-6947
*Canceled while still on assembly line, broken up for spare parts.
F-103D-15-RE Thunderwarrior s/n 60-6948
*Canceled while still on assembly line, broken up for spare parts.
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For their assistance in various parts of this project, I would like to give thanks to the following
individual
people...
Joel Pfliger
