Republic F-84G "Thunderjet"

The prototype of this American fighter-bomber, which could also carry tactical nuclear bomb, and which was designed by Alexander Kartveli, took off on February 28, 1946.

The aircraft demonstrated high capability in the Korean War. At the start of the Korean conflict in July 1950, a Thunderjet unit took off from its base in the United States. Thanks to the air refueling port in the leading edge of the left wing, she flew across the Pacific Ocean to the base on Okinawa without landing, to be in combat action against North Korean troops the very next day. On the Thunderjet aircraft, innovations in construction were also applied - on the later versions, "arrow" wings were applied, instead of the previous flat ones.

The first Thunderjets were assigned to the Yugoslav Air Force as part of the International Military Assistance and Cooperation program in 1953. During 1955, some of these aircraft were converted into the RF-84G reconnaissance version by installing the K-24 camera for vertical recording in the fuselage.

The exhibited aircraft was assigned to the Training Center in Batajnica. In May 1954, it carried the Yugoslav Air Force relay baton to the President of the SFRY, Josip Broz Tito. It was converted into a reconnaissance version in 1969 and deployed to Mostar. It made its last flight on February 20, 1974, after which it was handed over to the Aeronautical Museum.