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thud
nickname
an F-105 Thunderchief aircraft US
From the fact that many were shot down during the Vietnam war. A two-seated F-105 was known as a “double thud”.- — Time, p. 34, 10 December 1965
- — Carl Fleischhauer, A Glossary of Army Slang, p. 22, 1968
- “Get out and man your guns, my boys, you have a job to do.” / The Thuds are coming in! — Joseph Tuso, Singing the Vietnam Blues, p. 45, 1990: Battle Hymn of the 85-mm Gunner
- The $2 million “Thud” was the principal air force tactical strike aircraft, flying more missions than any other bomber but suffering more losses. — Tulsa (Oklahoma) World, p. G1, 20 March 2003
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