Thud

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Thud (plural Thuds)

  1. (US, military, dated slang) Republic F-105 Thunderchief jet ground attack fighter.
    • 2002, US Naval Academy Class of 1954, 2nd edition:
      The aircraft with the most threatening mission and highest loss rate was the F-105 Thunderchief. Of 833 "Thuds" built, 382 were lost between 1965-1972.
    • 2014, John McCain, Mark Salter, Thirteen Soldiers: A Personal History of Americans at War, page 255:
      The F-105 Thunderchief was already the air force's workhorse in Vietnam, flying three-quarters of Rolling Thunder sorties and suffering the highest casualties. […] We do know Thuds were very fast, could take a beating, and packed a big punch.
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